For one cup of dried beans, use about 4 to 6 cups water. For one pound of dried beans about two cups , double that amount. Let the kidney beans soak for at least 5 hours or overnight. Drain the kidney beans from the soaking water. Place them in a large pot or Dutch oven. Add 10 cups of water if you are cooking a pound about two cups of kidney beans. Add two bay leaves if desired.
Bring the pot to a boil for a few minutes, then reduce heat to a simmer for about 45 minutes and up to 90 minutes. Some of them may split open. Be sure to stir the beans every once in a while to promote even cooking. Check them for doneness at 30 minutes, since cooking times can vary depending on soaking time and age of the beans.
I like to add a teaspoon of salt about 10 minutes before I take the beans off the stove. Some people claim that salt prevents the beans from getting soft during cooking, so I add it towards the end to be safe. Drain the cooked beans, or use a slotted spoon to transfer the beans to storage containers. If you want to cool down the beans before storing, rinse them with cold water in a colander.
This makes it really easy to add them to future recipes. You can keep cooked beans in the fridge for up to a week. They last for up to 3 months in the freezer in airtight containers or silicone bags. You usually do not need to thaw frozen kidney beans before adding them to recipes, since they are commonly used in soups, chilis, and other cooked recipes.
You can use cooked kidney beans in soups, chilis, tacos, and salads. They also make a great base for pureed bean dips and are the main ingredient in red beans and rice recipes! Looking for something totally different? Browse the recipe library. Skip to main content Skip to primary sidebar menu icon. Jump to Recipe Print. Want more ways to eat your veggies?
Pasta and beans Make this vegan Pasta e Fagilo recipe with your favorite pasta and kidney beans. Kidney beans curry Quick curry with seasonal veggies and kidney beans makes hearty and wholesome lunch or dinner. Kidney and rice. Kidney beans salad. Tried this recipe? Learn how to cook kidney beans using Instant pot and stovetop methods and 6 easy kidney beans recipes to make your meals healthy. Print Recipe Pin Recipe. Prep Time 5 mins. Cook Time 30 mins. Course Main Course.
Cuisine American, Global, Mexican. Servings 4. Instant Pot. Cook Mode Prevent your screen from going dark. Soaking kidney beans Optional Clean the beans to remove stones and other dirt. Wash them once and soak them in clean water for about 8 hours. You can soak them overnight as well. Beans will absorb the water and will increase in volume. Discard the water from soaked kidney beans and wash them a couple of times.
Instant pot kidney beans Take the rinsed kidney beans into the Instant pot inner pot. Add water, salt and close the Instant pot with its lid. Start the instant pot in manual or pressure cook mode and cook on HIGH pressure for 10 minutes for soaked beans. For dried or unsoaked beans, cook it for 40 minutes on HIGH pressure. Once the instant pot turns off, wait for 15 minutes and manually release the pressure. Perfectly cooked kidney beans are ready to use in your recipes! Bean soup with tomato salsa, roasted corn and fried tortilla chips by Matt Tebbutt.
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