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Beans

All Beans are members of the legume family. Below there are is information for a variety of bean types, as well as cooking times and preparation procedures. For Recipes with with beans, click here.
TYPE SOAK  BOIL TIMES
Adzuki 4 - 12 Hours Boil: 10 mins Simmer:11/2-2 hrs
Black 4 - 12 Hours Boil: 10 mins Simmer:1-11/2 hrs
Chinese Long Bean Not Required steam/boil-2-10 mins. Stir fry 2-5 mins)
Cranberry Overnight Boil: 10 mins Simmer:11/2-2 hrs
Fava Overnight (12 hours) Boil: 10 minsSimmer:2-21/2 hrs
Flageolet (popular French Shell Bean) Overnight Boil: 10 mins Simmer:11/2-2 hrs
Garbanzo (aka: chickpea, common gram, Bengal gram, pea bean, ceci, Indian gram, and gram pea) 4 Hours 2 - 2 1/2 hours
Great Northern 4 - 12 hours Boil: 10 minsSimmer:11/2-2 hrs
Green Beans (aka: String beans)
+edible pods
Naricot Vert Not Required steam/boil-2-10 mins. Stir fry 2-5 mins)
Kidney 4 - 12 hours Boil: 10 mins Simmer:11/2-2 hrs
Lentil N/A Boil: 10 mins Simmer:20-35 mins
Lima Overnight Boil: 10 mins Simmer:1-11/2 hrs
Mung 1-4 hours Boil: 10 mins Simmer:30 mins
Navy Overnight Boil: 10 mins Simmer:11/2-2 hrs
Pink peas 4 hours 1 Hour
Pinto Overnight Boil: 10 mins Simmer:11/2-2 hrs
Peas, Split Not Required 30 Minutes
Peas, whole 4 hours 40 Minutes
Pigeon Peas 4 hours 30 Minutes
Red Overnight Boil: 10 mins Simmer:11/2-2 hrs
Runner Not Required steam/boil-2-10 mins. Stir fry 2-5 mins)
Snap Not Required steam/boil-2-10 mins. Stir fry 2-5 mins)
Soybean Overnight Boil: 10 mins Simmer:11/2-2 hrs
Split Golden Gram (Mung) N/A Boil: 10 mins Simmer:20-30 mins