San Saba, TX Explore Before you journey to this quaint northern Hill Country town, youâve gotta understand that this town is NUTS â well, theyâre nuts about pecans, anyways.
A different response: One cup of fresh green beans with a bit of water takes about 3-4 minutes to cook in a microwave oven. Increase time by about 2 minutes for each cup of beans, checking frequently for done-ness. Canned green beans only need about 2 minutes to warm 2 cups with a bit of liquid.
Soak most beans in three times their volume of cold water for six hours before cooking. Dried beans are often soaked too long. Most recipes say overnight. The best way is to put them in cold water; bring them gently to a boil and then with saucepan off the heat, allow them to remain in the water for 1 to 2 hours only.ried Bean Guide Use this guide to gauge how much dried beans to cook. 1/3 cup dry beans = 1 cup cooked beans 1/2 cup dry beans = 1 1/2 cups cooked beans 2/3 cup dry beans = 2 cup cooked beans 1 cup dry beans = 3 cups cooked beans 2 cups (1 pound) dry beans = 6 cups cooked beans.