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1 Cover the beans with water and boil for 2-3 minutes (no soaking). 2  Discard water, rinse beans and cook in fresh water, beef, chicken or vegetable broth until tender. 3  If recipes call for other ingredients, add them to the broth and beans mixture as if cooking with plain water. Place beans in a pot and add 10 cups of water for every 2 cups of beans. 2  Heat to boiling and boil for an additional 2 to 3 minutes. 3  Remove beans from heat, cover and let stand for 4 to 24 hours.
1 Do not use this water to cook the beans. 2  Pouring off the soaking water will help eliminate some of the indigestible complex sugars that cause flatulence (gasiness). 3  Place the beans in a strainer and rinse with cool water before cooking. After the beans have been cleaned, place them in a large pot and cover with 2 to 3 times the volume of cool water. 2  Over medium high heat bring the water to a boil. 3  Boil for 2 minutes and then remove from the heat. 4  Cover the pot and allow beans to stand for 1 hour.