Prepared lupini beans, from left, clockwise: against a background of dried lupini beans, jarred, cooked and soaking in a light brine and a bowl of marinated lupini beans and whole olives.

Marinated Lupini Beans and Whole Olives. Makes 2 cups. Use a mix of whole green, black, brown, and purple olives from various regions of the world.

Marinated Lupini Beans and Whole Olives. Makes 2 cups. Use a mix of whole green, black, brown, and purple olives from various regions of the world.

How to cook dried beans. You can cook beans on the stovetop, in the pressure cooker (or Instant Pot) or in the slow cooker. For every 1 cup of beans, you’ll need 3 to 4 cups of water (or stock).

Step 1. Soak, Soak, Soak (You'll Be Happy About It) Hearing that you need to soak your beans the night before you cook them is discouraging. We get it.

My methods with dried beans (not lentils or split peas, which I cook in a different manner) are: overnight brine soak; rinse; cover by 2 inches; hard boil to kick it; then 1-2 hours, depending on ...

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If you’re never sure when your dried beans are finished cooking despite what a recipe says, here is a goof-proof method. Spoon up one of the cooked beans and press it against the roof of your mouth.

Making dry beans in a slow cooker Beans are delicious when cooked from scratch, but the process can be frustrating. When cooking them on the stovetop, you need to keep a close eye on them to make ...