View Single Post
  #4 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
Lynn from Fargo Lynn from Fargo is offline
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 932
Default Do you need to boil Kidney Beans ?

On May 28, 6:53*am, blackhead > wrote:
> All the instructions say that after soaking overnight, use new water
> and *boil for 10 minutes vigorously, removing the foam on top, then
> for an hour or until tender. Is the 10min cooking and foam removal
> part of making them less poisonous or just to make them more tender
> and tasty?

=====================================
It's to COOK them, honey. The are difficult to digest raw, not to
mention kinda hard on your upper plate.

Lynn in Fargo
Once a Smart Ass, always a Smart Ass