Category "soaking"

Soak or Ferment pulses?

What is the science behind soaking pulses? Any way to measure if soaking is complete/done well? What is fermenting of pulses do? What is the science behind it?

Should I close the vessel while soaking nuts?

If I want to eat nuts like mung bean, ground nut, etc., then I should soak them in water for certain amount of time before eating. Is it recommended to close th

Can I soak liver overnight in milk?

Can I soak liver in milk overnight? And if yes, does it matter if I soak it for 2 hours or overnight, or will there be no difference?

Can I shorten bean soaking time if they'll be slow cooked?

I'm making something using butter beans (fasiola gigandes) which will be cooked for a long time (12+ hours) in a casserole dish with liquid covering them. Norma

Dried garbanzo beans not expanding when soaked

I recently tried soaking dried garbanzo beans for the first time. The 'quick soak' method which involved boiling them for 5 minutes and then letting them sit an

How long should I quick soak my dry black beans? [duplicate]

Yesterday I decided I wanted to make a soup using dry black beans. At 11:30 I started soaking them in a glass container and transferred them t

When soaking beans, should I throw away the floating ones?

Soaking beans before cooking is a widespread practice. Another widespread practice is, before cooking rice, to spread it on a flat surface and remove stones or

How can oak leaves be made edible?

Based on some research, it seems the leaves contain tannins and so I imagine some number of rounds of boiling are required to extract those/reduce them to an ac

cooking dried legumes

most recipes I've tried say soak legume overnight and then cook for hours. with chick peas I found cooking for minutes was right and hours far too long. with