FritzApollo@lemmy.today to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhat meals do you cook when very low on money?message-squaremessage-square163fedilinkarrow-up1196arrow-down11
arrow-up1195arrow-down1message-squareWhat meals do you cook when very low on money?FritzApollo@lemmy.today to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square163fedilink
minus-squareactionjbone@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 month agoYou don’t actually need to soak them before you cook them. I’ve made plenty of bean dishes, starting with completely dry beans. It takes a little longer to cook because they are rehydrating while they cook, but they still come out great.
minus-squareheatermcteets@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 month agoAdding to this. A pressure cooker brings the cook time down dramatically and I think it produces a superior result.
minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoI second this. Also works for things like cheap pieces of beef which normally require long cooking times before you can comfortably eat them.
You don’t actually need to soak them before you cook them.
I’ve made plenty of bean dishes, starting with completely dry beans. It takes a little longer to cook because they are rehydrating while they cook, but they still come out great.
Adding to this. A pressure cooker brings the cook time down dramatically and I think it produces a superior result.
I second this.
Also works for things like cheap pieces of beef which normally require long cooking times before you can comfortably eat them.