re: Why does every red beans recipe lie?

If I soak them overnight then I usually only cook for about 2 hours. Granted I prefer my red beans mostly intact rather than mashed up.

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Supposedly it takes the farts out. I haven't noticed much, if any, difference in soaking the beans.

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I've been told the way to do that is to bring the beans to a boil, then drain. Something about purging the nitrogen.