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hi i'm judith kingsbury from savvy vegetarian dot com
yesterday i made black beans in my crockpot now you would think that was no big deal
just throw them in the crockpot add some water turn it on low and cook em
but the thing about black beans is they have a toxin called
phyto hennag gluten in which can make you sick
if you get enough of it so for safety's sake
what you're supposed to do is soak your black beans overnight
bring them to a boil skim off the foam
and boil them for 10 minutes before you put them in the crockpot
thats what i did with my black beans in the crockpot yesterday
and they only took about 3 hours to cook that way
now i've cooked black beans in the slow cooker today i'm going to cook black beans in my
pressure cooker now with this method you don't have to
bring the beans to a boil then boil them for 10 minutes
you do need to bring the beans to a boil and skim the foam
i'm going to cook 1 cup of black beans that have been soaked for 12 hours
add those to my pressure cooker then i'm going to add a piece of
kombu seaweed also known as kelp
what that does is it adds a little salt and it adds a lot of vitamins and minerals
but it also helps to prevent gas the other thing i'm going to add is
a little bit of salt now i know that you are not
supposed to add salt to beans because supposedly it makes them tough
but that's actually not true what it does is prevent the beans from
splitting and blowing apart when you cook them
you might have to cook them a little longer but they will still get tender
now i'm going to add water just to cover the beans
here are my black beans they have come to a boil
and i'm going to skim the foam i'm going to put the lid on
lock it down turn it to high pressure
and wait for the pressure indicator to come up
there we go now i'm going to set the timer for 6 minutes
there's the timer for my black beans turn off the burner and
let the pressure come down naturally just going to open the lid and
see if my beans are all cooked they look good
lets try one out yeah perfect
so that was cooked in the pressure cooker after 12 hours of soaking
with a piece of kombu seaweed and about 1/4 teaspoon of salt
and no phyto hennag gluten in what i'm going to do is put these into small
containers with the bean cooking liquid
then i'll have black beans to use for whatever i want
i can make refried beans with them
black bean quesadillas black bean soup quinoa black bean salad
oh on and on
yay black beans thank you for joining me
while i cooked black beans see you next time