How to cook beans in the microwave
You will need - 1 cup of beans, water for soaking, 4 cups of water
1. Place the beans in a deep bowl and cover with cold water in the proportion: 1 cup of beans 2 cups of water. Leave to swell for about 8 hours. This time should be enough for the beans to increase in volume. During the soaking process, change the water every 3 hours.
2. After the time has passed, carefully drain the water from the bowl. To prevent the beans from accidentally falling out of the dish, you can cover the bowl with a flat plate, leaving a small crack. Excess liquid will drain through it.
3. Put the beans in a glass dish, cover with clean water and microwave. Cook red beans at maximum power for 10 minutes, white beans for 7 minutes.
4. Remove the beans from the microwave at the end of the beep and stir. If you are going to use beans as a main course, then at this stage of cooking they should be seasoned with salt and pepper to taste.
5. Place the beans in the microwave and cook at 700 watts (20 minutes for red beans and 15 minutes for white beans).
7. Take the beans out of the microwave and put them in a colander to drain the remaining liquid.
Serve boiled beans with butter.
About this cooking method
The fastest way to cook beans in the microwave is as the water heats up quickly and the temperature is above 100 degrees. However, it should be borne in mind that cooking in the microwave involves heating the product from the inside, and even water does not sufficiently "soften" this effect. For this reason, the beans may not cook evenly.Cooking beans in the microwave is quite risky - they can boil down into porridge or require additional cooking time, which casts doubt on the advisability of cooking beans in the microwave. Therefore, we strongly recommend boiling beans the classic way, in a saucepan.
Cook the beans in a microwave-safe dish, tightly covered.