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Red beans soaking in water

Posted on 8/8/22 at 6:30 pm
Posted by cbr900racer22
City of Central, LA.
Member since Sep 2009
1314 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 6:30 pm
I was supposed to soak the beans overnight. I forgot about them and now it is too late to cook them. They are in the fridge will they still be fine to cook tomorrow evening?
This post was edited on 8/8/22 at 6:31 pm
Posted by Trout Bandit
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2012
13259 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 6:31 pm to
Yes they should be fine.
This post was edited on 8/8/22 at 6:32 pm
Posted by glorymanutdtiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2012
3792 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 6:34 pm to
Instant pot or Pressure cooker
Posted by Tigerpaw123
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2007
17259 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 6:49 pm to
quote:

I was supposed to soak the beans overnight. I forgot about them and now it is too late to cook them.


I don’t understand, did you soak them and forget to cook them? Did you forget to soak them???
Posted by cbr900racer22
City of Central, LA.
Member since Sep 2009
1314 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 6:52 pm to
Forgot the were soaking. I drained all the water and want to cook tomorrow.
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
7633 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 7:30 pm to
Get them cold and keep them cold until you are ready to cook and cook them soon.

They're is a lot of organic material there that will begin to ferment if they get too warm or sit too long in the fridge.

You do NOT want the odor of fermented beans in your house. It fricking reeks...
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
15131 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 7:38 pm to
My red beans, and other bean varieties come out fine with just a short soak in warm water while I'm chopping my trinity and garlic to put in the pot.

I never soak my beans longer than 20 minutes, and that is mostly to check for any dirt balls or bad beans that occasionally turn up in the bags.

Drain them, maybe add some fresh cold water and cook them later.
This post was edited on 8/8/22 at 7:40 pm
Posted by cbr900racer22
City of Central, LA.
Member since Sep 2009
1314 posts
Posted on 8/8/22 at 7:45 pm to
I will Cook them tomorrow just didn't want to spend the time and they come out mushy. Thank you everyone.
Posted by Crawdaddy
Slidell. The jewel of Louisiana
Member since Sep 2006
18383 posts
Posted on 8/9/22 at 10:32 am to
Soaking is not necessary. Just rinse clean and cook. I made a perfect pot last night in about 3 hours
Posted by Nawlens Gator
louisiana
Member since Sep 2005
5834 posts
Posted on 8/9/22 at 5:19 pm to
We NEVER soak beans in water. We spend a fair amount of time making different stocks in the pressure cooker, then freezing in quart bags. We want the beans soaking up the stock while cooking instead of plain water before cooking. Takes about 1 1/2 hrs for 2 lbs of un-soaked beans to cook, which we do at least once a month.



This post was edited on 8/10/22 at 4:30 pm
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