re: White beans recipe

Lots of good recipes here, so I will just add a comment.

Did you know that adding cool water (anything cooler than boiling) will cause the skins to crack and peel back from the bean in the pot.

When you see beans that have the skins intact.

like this:



No water was added during cooking. In other words, enough water to fully cook the beans was put into the pot before bringing it to a boil.

When the bean skins have cracked and peeled back,

Like this:



You have added cool water to the pot, while cooking, causing the beans to crack open. This also makes the broth creamier, if that is what you want.