dinner
Cooked Beans
Ingredients, directions and serving information for Cooked Beans.
Original recipe text is provided in English.
Servings: 6
Total time: 185 min
Ingredients
- 1 cup dried beans
- 10 cups water
Instructions
- Wash hands with soap and water.
- Sort : Before soaking beans, pick them over and remove any damaged beans, small stones or dirt.
- Soak : Most beans will rehydrate to triple their dry size, so be sure to start with a large enough pot. Choose one of the methods to soak your beans.
- Cook : Drain soaking water and rinse beans. Cover beans with fresh water. Simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until tender.
- Hot Soak: Hot soaking helps reduce intestinal gas. For each pound (2 cups) of dry beans, add 10 cups hot water; heat to boiling and let boil 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat, cover and set aside for up to 4 hours.
- Quick Soak: For each pound (2 cups) of dry beans, add 10 cups hot water; heat to boiling and let boil 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat, cover and set aside for at least one hour.
- Overnight Soak: For each pound (2 cups) of dry beans, add 10 cups cold water and let soak overnight, or at least 8 hours.
Source-reported nutrition per serving
serving Size1/2 cup
calories101 calories
protein7g
carbohydrate18g
fat0g
saturated Fat0g
fiber7g
sugar0g
sodium17mg
cholesterol0mg
These values describe the source recipe and serving, not a new analysis by BiteCal. The primary nutrition record has not been independently revalidated. Ingredient substitutions and serving sizes change the result.
Recipe source
Functional recipe facts retrieved from an archived mirror on 20 October 2026; functional directions retained as an archive reference. Source and rights of original photographs have not been verified, so they are not reproduced.
AI-assisted draft. Editorial review pending.
