Cooking Beans Without A Pressure Cooker

Although cooking beans from scratch in a pressure cooker takes a FRACTION of the time, you might not own one. Yet. ;) So here are some simple directions for cooking your beans in a regular pot on the stovetop.

When using this cooking method, soaking your beans is a MUST. It will drastically cut your cooking times for just about every bean out there. Refer to the Beans page for simple directions.

Use 3 cups of water for every 1 cup of dried beans which have been soaked ahead of time. If you're REALLY in a pinch and simply forgot to soak your beans, then add 4 cups of water for every 1 cup of dried beans.

Add water, beans and any seasonings to a heavy saucepan with a lid. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until tender. (Replace water as needed so that the beans are always covered with liquid as they cook.) Beans are done to perfection when you can easily smoosh one between your tongue and the roof of your mouth. Drain.

(Click here for a handy Bean Cooking Times chart.)

Your beans are now ready to be used in any way you'd like. Use the Bean "Vegan Flavor Matches" to create your very own recipe in minutes!

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