Pressure Cooker Bean Cooking Times at a Glance
General Directions: Drain soaked beans and rinse well, add
enough water to cover the beans by at least 2 inches, but do not fill the
pressure cooker more than 1/2 full.
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.
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.
From Lorna Sass,
"Recipes from an Ecological Kitchen"
Posted to Vegan
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