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Am I confused or is this confusing?

13 years ago

I was buying some chick peas and was holding a can and then looked down and found the dry peas. Fine, I figured I will buy them since they are way cheaper. I was going to make some hummus so I read the directions:

1. Soak peas overnight to reduce cooking time.

2. Rinse peas in cold water.

(soaking is not recommended).

3. For 1 cup of peas, add 5 cups of water.

4. Boil vigorously for 10 minutes.

5. Lower the heat, cover and let simmer for 45 minutes.

Huh? I am not getting steps 1 and 2. Yes, the parenthesis sentence is on the package. Do I soak or not?

Thanks for any clarification.

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Comments (5)

teresa_nc7
13 years ago
Chick peas are hard as rocks! I would think they need soaking. The few times I have fixed them from dried I'm pretty sure that I soaked them. And 45 minutes???? Who are they kidding? More like six weeks cooking time! LOL! I think something must have gotten lost in the translation.

Teresa
steff_1
13 years ago
I scanned through a number of recipes/instructions for soaking chickpeas and all of them said to soak overnight, rinse, then cook. That's how I do it and it works. You really have to soak them because they won't cook up right if you don't.

The info in the parentheses must mean to rinse quickly and not to soak them twice.
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rachelellen
13 years ago
I think they might have meant that using the soaking water to cook them in is not recommended.

In any case, definitely soak. And, I have never had them take less than an hour to cook, and sometimes longer. I think it might depend on how long they have been stored.
User
13 years ago
I agree something got lost in the translation ! You definitely need to soak them.
cookie8
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks. I never work with dry beans. Hopefully it turns out as well as canned.

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