Cover beans with double the amount of water and bring to a boil. Turn off heat and let sit 20 minutes. Repeat twice more, changing water and rinsing beans each time. Most beans will cook perfectly this way, and by draining the water you also get rid of the components that cause the intestinal gas often blamed on beans. To ensure that the beans cook adequately, it is essential to cook them to edible softness before adding acidic ingredients such as tomato sauce.
Acid stops the softening process.
Even if the strike ends soon, these frugal tips might help survive too many dips in the Dow. Health Events Joannie Dobbs, Ph.D., C.N.S., is a food and nutrition consultant and owner of Exploring New Concepts, a nutritional consulting firm. She is also responsible for the nutritional analyses indicated by an asterisk in this section. Alan Titchenal, Ph.D., C.N.S., is a sports nutritionist in the Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Science, University of Hawaii-Manoa.