[Herbivore] Pressure Cooker Cooking Time

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At 09:25 AM 10/28/2002 -0700, Sandra I. Smith wrote:

 

>If anyone has worked out the times that various kinds of beans

>need to be cooked using a pressure cooker, could you please

>share that information.

 

Hello Sandra,

 

Here's some information I scanned from " Recipes from an Ecological Kitchen " .

I've tried in vain to get the formatting compatible with every non-proportional

font, and have learned the hard way this simply isn't possible. The columns are

perfectly aligned in the NoteTab text editor, but will probably need to be

adjusted to display in other word processors.

 

I personally find the chickpea cooking time too short, and generally cook the

soaked chickpeas for about 20-22 minutes under pressure. They're a little too

crunchy for me when cooked for only 12 minutes. Everyone's experience will vary

depending on the p.c. used and the age of the beans, but the following is pretty

accurate in my experience.

 

 

* Exported from MasterCook *

 

Pressure Cooker Bean Cooking Times at a Glance

 

Recipe By :Lorna Sass

Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Beans Info

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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cooking beans in a pressure cooker

 

Beans (1 Cup Dry) - Approximate Minutes Under High Pressure

 

Soaked 4-8 hours Unsoaked Yield in Cups

 

Aduki 5—9 14—20 2

Anasazi 4—7 20—22 2 1/4

Black (turtle) 9—11 20—25 2

Black-eyed (cow) peas — 9—11 2 1/4

Cannellini 9—12 22—25 2

Chick-peas (garbanzos) 10—12 30—40 2 1/2

Christmas lima 8—10 16—18 1 1/4

Cranberry 9—12 30—35 2 1/4

Fava* 12—18 22—28 2

Flageolets 10—14 17—22 2

Great Northern 8—12 25—30 2 1/4

Lentils — 7—10 2

Lima (large)* 4-7 12—16 2

Lima (baby) 5—7 12—15 2 1/2

Peas (split, green) — 8—10 2

Peas (whole, green) — 16—18 2

Pigeon peas (gandules) 6—9 20—25 3

Pinto 4—6 22—25 2 1/4

Navy (pea) 6—8 16—25 2

Red kidney 10—12 20—25 2

Scarlet runner 12—14 17—20 1 1/4

Soybeans (beige)* 9—12 28—35 2 1/4

Soybeans (black)* 20—22 35—40 2 1/2

 

Fava skins remain leathery after cooking and must be removed before serving

unless the beans are pureed.

*Requires 2 tablespoons of oil for each cup of dried beans.

 

Be sure to remove loose skins before cooking.

 

Source:

" Recipes from an Ecological Kitchen "

S(Formatted by):

" N. Braswell, Jan-16-2002 "

 

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NOTES : Do not fill the pressure cooker more than halfway. Owners of jiggle-top

cookers should add 1 tablespoon of oil per cup of dried beans to control

foaming. The timings on this chart are calculated for quick-releasing pressure.

If time permits, let the pressure come down naturally, and reduce the cooking

time under high pressure by 4 minutes.