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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.
If you soak your beans, youâll use less energy than those who attempt to just cook a dried tough bean. 2. How to soak dried beans: There are about three methods for soaking beans: Method One: Long Soak. The âLong Soakâ method is the most common way to soak your beaners. Just put your beans in a large bowl or pot of water and let them sit submerged for 8-12 hours. Soaking actually begins bean germination and promotes enzyme release. The germination process is what breaks down all the complex bean sugars.