Thursday, February 3, 2011

Bean Cooking Chart

I have seen better charts for cooking beans, but this one is an easy look-sy.:)  I ran out of my cooked chickpeas yesterday, so today I am cooking up a batch of Adzuki beans (and a batch of wild rice).  I can't wait for lunch! 


Bean Cooking Chart
Dried Beans (1 cup)
Soaking Time
Regular Cooking Time
Pressure Cooking Time
Adzuki
none
45 - 50 min.
15 - 20 min.
Black (Turtle)
overnight
45 - 60 min.
15 - 20 min.
Black-Eyed Pea
overnight
1 hr.
10 min.
Chick-Pea
overnight
1 1/2 - 2 1/2 hr.
15 - 20 min.
Fava
overnight
45 - 60 min.
not recommended
Kidney
overnight
1 - 1 1/2 hr.
10 min.
Lentil, Red
none
20 - 30 min.
5 - 7 min.
Lentil, Green
none
30 - 45 min.
6 - 8 min.
Lima
overnight
60 - 90 min.
not recommended
Lima, Baby
overnight
45 - 50 min.
not recommended
Mung
overnight
1 - 1 1/2 hr.
8 - 10 min.
Pea, Split
none
35 - 40 min.
not recommended
Pinto
overnight
1 1/2 hr.
10 min.
Soybean
overnight
3 hr.
15 min.
White (Great Northern, Marrow, Navy, Pea)
overnight
45 - 60 min.
4 - 5 min.

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