Salt & cooking beans; was: Your crockpot beans Hi PT&Donna

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My particular package of kombu wasn't that salty (something I'm

looking to change on the next package). Even if it was, I only used 1

sheet (maybe 2, I forget) in a massive amount of beans and water.

 

I'm not sure what the deal was - salt, beans or I didn't cook it long

enough on high. I know that i'm going to buy some newer beans (that

was the last of my dried pintos) and continue putting my salt and

seasonings at the end as usual. Thanks everyone for the hints and

suggestions.

 

I did re-crock them on high for 5 more hours yesterday, lol, making

that a total of about 15 hours cooking time over 3 days.

 

Luckily, even though the texture wasn't " perfect " and could be a touch

softer, the flavor is absolutely perfecto (had another bowl for lunch

today). The thickened stock (due to starches from the beans coming

out?) is perfectly flavored - absolutely wonderful!

 

Half an onion, about one jalp, 5 bulbs garlic, loads and loads of

chili powder, cumin, few tbls. liquid mesquite smoke, 1 sheet kombu,

mexican oregano, garlic powder, salt, veggie " better than boullion " , 1

can mexican style stewed tomatoes and water.

 

Will have to wait on the summer rolls - plenty of chili pinto bean

stew and garam masala aloo, garbanzo soup.

 

Shawn

 

 

 

 

 

, GeminiDragon

<thelilacflower> wrote:

> Kombu is slightly salty but it never makes the beans though for

undercooked in the crockpot. I've used it for about 11 yrs now. I do

add salt sometimes at the start so I won't do that

anymore....................Donna

>

> ~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll> wrote:

> Yes, it was likely the addition of salt or the

> kombu perhaps. [wondering if kombu is sort

> of salty?]

> Always add salt or other such seasonings to the

> crockpot after the bean have softened for best

> results. Something about the salt causing the

> beans to remain slightly tough and not cook

> thru properly. i have personally had this happen

> to me several times. Since i learned the trick about

> not salting them until later i have had no trouble

> with tough beans~ whether they were older dried

> beans or freshly purchased.

>

> ~ pt ~

>

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