Any ideas on how to not make beans so....Musical?
A couple days ago, I made a big mess of Navy Beans (Great Northern Beans, for those who don't know...) and the Gas X isn't helping that much. I'd love to know how to deal with that beforehand next time.
I was told the following, and it's worked for me ever since:
- Don't buy canned beans, which are full of preservatives and sodium, and will make you fart.
- Mixing beans with red meat can be a recipe for stink.
- To cook with dry beans, boil them on high for a good 10 - 15 minutes first, and then let them sit or simmer (depending on how much time you have) until they're the consistency you like. Cooking them on high apparently denatures one of the things that we humans have trouble digesting. Voila, no more farts.
Works for me. It's kind of a pain to boil up beans ahead of time, but I've found that if you do a big pot at the beginning of the week they sit nicely in the fridge for days.