The skins are wrinkled and falling off during the soaking process. I put
them in the fridge for 8 hours and they seem to fall apart. Should I just
soak them for 3-4 hours in the fridge instead?


"A.C." > wrote in message
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> M Jones wrote:
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>> Hi all,
>>
>> Perhaps somebody here can help a bachelor. I have kidney beans and
>> butter
>> beans. It says on the pack I must soak the beans for a minimum of 8
>> hours
>> preferably in the refrigerator. I have done this and the skins fell off
> the
>> beans.
>>
>> Is soaking absolutely necessary for me to cook these types of pulses?
> What
>> does soaking actually do? Can I get away without doing it?
>>
>
> if the skins are falling off the beans you may be agitating them too much
> during the cooking process or boiling them agressively. get the beans up
> to
> a good simmer. (small bubbles, not boiling) and cook them that way. don't
> stir too much and cook until tender. if you're already doing that... then
> just ignore me :-)
>
>