Aunt Duddie Cans Dry Kidney Beans The Easy Way

[minervasp73]

I have done a lot of black beans, and they are easy. Just soak them first, pressure can leaving 1" headspace. I've done a lot of zucchini & black beans as well. Don't can them dry, but you can do it.

[AuntDuddie]

@minervasp73 I will give it a go. But I really like canning them without cooking I just never canned black beans b1efore because I don't like them much. I'll make a vid if I do can them. Thanks for the tip

[sarahfarrar1]

Would this recipe work for Lima Beans which I find terribly difficult to can .....

[AuntDuddie]

@sarahfarrar1 Lima beans suck up lots of liquid so I would try 2/3 of a cup beans to a quart jar and do a tester. Then you can go from there. My Lima's were so darn old they sucked up all the water in the jar!

[sarahfarrar1]

@AuntDuddie

Aha! Sounds like my situation.

Someone else told me to soak and half way cook the lima beans and then can them.

Who knew they would be so troublesome?

[AuntDuddie]

@sarahfarrar1 I'd rather do half of the beans per quart rather than cooking them beforehand. I like this method because I don't have to cook them.

[MissPatchwork]

Followed from imstillworkin's channel to check out the poofy bun recipe. Hubby said to click this one, too. He loved the song! lol Thanks for sharing

[AuntDuddie]

@MissPatchwork My pleasure!

[Crunchy68]

Thank you for this very clear and straightforward video! I love it when a video gets straight to the info needed and doesn't mess around with a lot of time clutter. ♥

[AuntDuddie]

@Crunchy68 Thanks so much! However, if you watch enough of my vids you will see that I can be very long-winded indeed!

[ssamorgan2044]

Aunt Duddie,

I didn't think dry beans could get too old.  I thought this was why so many people stock up on them. How long do you recommend storing them? Thank you.

[AuntDuddie]

@ssamorgan2044 Some people say one year, some three, some more. I have limas that are about 10 years and they really sucked up the liquid. I will say if they are stored in buckets, freezer baggies or bottles with lids or vacuum sealed jars you could go indefinitely. But make sure they are air tight and that they can't get wet even from humidity in your home. Make sure you rotate your beans by using your food storage. When the beans start to hit 2 or 3 years old consider canning them. ;)

[AuntDuddie]

I had a cousin who helped his mom sort beans and in the middle of the night they rushed him to the hospital because he had beans in his ears and they swelled up. Why did he do that? There was a popular folk song that went, "You'll have to speak up I have beans in my ears" and he thought that was funny.

[Allen2045]

Im going to do this on the red beans I have. The sorting part is time consuming but has to be done. Thanks for all the great tips you have given me....Paula

[AuntDuddie]

@Allen2045 It's not too hard to sort beans. Just dump them onto a cooking sheet and spread them out. You will be able to pick out what you don't want to eat very easily. This is a job for pesky little kids. Then they can say they helped. ;)

[Allen2045]

@AuntDuddie This would be great for pesky little kids. My granddaughter is 8 months old she would not pick the bad ones out she would grab what she could and try and eat it LOL. I did spread them on a cookine sheet and it was easy.

[Cjaz84]

My pressure canner booklet tells me not to use dried beans....can you explain?

[AuntDuddie]

@Cjaz84 There is really no way of knowing how old your beans are. When I do beans I assume they are old and very dry so I always short myself on the beans. I did can some Lima beans and some garbanzo's that were REALLY old and they sucked the liquid up and looked disgusting. Some beans are tiny and the recommendations is not to can tiny beans like lentils. I can only tell you that from my experience I have a great success rate. I have some from 4 years ago & they are perfect. continued.....

[AuntDuddie]

@AuntDuddie So how did I learn to can dry beans? From other canners who have a success rate. Just keep in mind that it is better to under measure your beans than over-measure. If you think your beans are really old just use 2/3 or 3/4 cups of beans per quart jar. Do a test batch. If they don't work for you make some chili. I hope this helps. I waited Years and Years and Years to do beans because I was a chicken. My next venture is butter. Not supposed to can that either but people do ;)

[AuntDuddie]

@AuntDuddie Honestly, this is the last time I will reply. I am spamming myself;) I peeked and see that you favorited BexarPrepper's meatloaf - anyway, BexarPrepper cans meatloaf even though the canning books say not to use flour (crackers). It looks delicious too! I am going to say if she has been canning meatloaf successfully for years that if you follow her methods you will have success too. I trust experienced canners and hope they trust me as well.

[sarahfarrar1]

Does this method work with dried lima beans? Anyone hve any suggestions?

[AuntDuddie]

@sarahfarrar1 Yes, I canned a dozen jars of lima beans. I do suggest using 3/4 cups of lima beans because they suck up a lot of liquid. Hungry Hubby loves lima beans and ham so I aim to please!

[sarahfarrar1]

@AuntDuddie Thanks! Do you still do a half inch head space or do you do a one inch for the Lima beans?

[AuntDuddie]

@sarahfarrar1 I did 3/4 inch or so in quart jars. My lima beans were old so I think that is why they sucked up all the water.

[3611136111]

does this method work for dried black beans?

[AuntDuddie]

@3611136111 I've never canned black beans like this but in theory any bean should work. I did read somewhere that a canners black beans turned into a 'bean block'. Usually a bean block means too many beans were in the jar so if I were going to do black beans I might use just 3/4 cup of beans to test. I'll try to put up some black beans in the future to test them out. Let us know how yours turn out;)

[jnm12172009]

I have canned pinto beans for awhile to use for chili and refried beans. I have always did it the long way boil them for 2 minutes, wait and hour, dump the water start again and boil for 30 minutes. I am trying your way for the first time and am hoping it works well. It is definitely a time saving way. Thanks a lot!!

[AuntDuddie]

@jnm12172009 I love this method! Such a time-saver, too. Don't overfill the jars and you will be OK. A heaping cupful of beans will disappoint you so always err on the skimpy side of measuring. I dried some REALLY old Pintos and they sucked up all the water and looked disgusting BUT for re-fried beans they were just fine. Let me know how your beans come out!

[jnm12172009]

@AuntDuddie, again thx, i did 18 pints and 21 quarts today, OMG it was so much easier than the other way

[AuntDuddie]

@jnm12172009 Yay for You!!! And not too much of a mess either! You did good! Take a picture of all your jars so we can see how beautiful they are!

[IrwinN120]

Should have done more reading.

[AuntDuddie]

@IrwinN120 Hope you try this! It's so easy and convenient!

[IrwinN120]

@AuntDuddie Done deal going to town tommrow and get me a sack of bean's.

[AuntDuddie]

@IrwinN120 ;) So easy! Hope you take pix and post them for us or a little video!

[IrwinN120]

@AuntDuddie Whent to two store's yesterday and they were out of kidney beans will pinto beans work.

[AuntDuddie]

@IrwinN120 Gee I lost this post! Yes they will work great! They do suck up more liquid than the kidney beans so if you do quarts try using 3/4 cups of beans and for pints maybe 1/3. I would not bother with pints. Hungry Hubby and I rarely have leftovers. The Pinto beans will make the best re-fried beans ever. Let me know how they work! Older beans soak up more water so keep that in mind when canning.

[IrwinN120]

@AuntDuddie Thank you very much when I do this I'll do a short video to show what I do.

[IrwinN120]

@AuntDuddie Thank you very much. I'm busy working right now but when i finish this job I'll do a video and post it for you to see.

[IrwinN120]

How many beans would you put in to pint jar's.

[AuntDuddie]

@IrwinN120 1/2 cup with about 1 Tablespoon of beans removed.

[reeram]

Thank you soooo much! I'm trying to learn to can and I think I can do this!Instead of just water, can I use a broth?

[AuntDuddie]

@reeram  Yes you sure can use broth! The only think to be cautious of is how much sodium goes into the broth or stock. Adding salt to an uncooked bean makes it stay a little on the hard side rather than creamy. I found that out with ham stock! Please post your review on the beans when you make them. ;)

[Return2TheSimpleLife]

What be the ratio for pints? Thank you for the wonderful videos!

[AuntDuddie]

@Return2TheSimpleLife Try just a scant 1/2 cup of beans (half cup with a tablespoon removed) to a wide mouth jar with about 1/16th of a large onion. Use filtered water, boiling to the 1/2 inch mark and stir out the air bubbles, wipe and seal. Don't add salt to the jar or the beans will stay hard. Thanks for stopping by :)

[AuntDuddie]

@AuntDuddie I should clarify about salt in the pint jars - I don't add more than a pinch of canning salt to small amounts of beans because I am always nervous about hard beans in small quantities. I hope you can in quarts - they won't go to waste!

[katzcradul]

It doesn't get any easier than that! Lentils would just turn to a jar of mush!

[AuntDuddie]

@katzcradul It's only slightly harder than making tea........

[redneckbarbi1]

@AuntDuddie I can a lot of things even when its not on sale or anything (I of course try to get it on sale) just for the pure fact that I can spend one day canning and suppers come together a lot quicker!!

[redneckbarbi1]

@AuntDuddie Actually crazy as it sounds I canned meat long before I started canning veggies! (I know normally people are more intimidated to can meat) I started out with chicken and yes its great! I also LOVE canning beef cubes for beef soup. All home canned meat and veggies and you got greeat soup in about 20 mins and tastes like its slow cooked all day.

[redneckbarbi1]

@AuntDuddie Thank you SO much! I've dehydrated a little but manly just jerky. and we have a garden every year too. Its great!! I think so far beans and meat are my favorite things to can. It takes about an hour and a half to cook 7 qts and its so tender. It saves a lot of time in the long run.

[AuntDuddie]

@redneckbarbi1 Have you done chicken? It makes the best chicken salad ever! I'm going to post my chicken canning adventure over the weekend. Thanks for the nice comments.

[redneckbarbi1]

@AuntDuddie I have been canning beans but the reciepe I found you have to bring them to a boil, let them soak for an hour, boil for 30 mins then put in jars and pressure can for 75 mins. this seems WAY easier!! In the drop down box you mentioned pinto beans but can I do this with great northern beans? Im 24 and have only been canning for a couple years so I have all kinds of questions lol. But every couple months I try to add a new food to my canning knowledge.

[AuntDuddie]

@redneckbarbi1 Please don't hesitate to ask questions. I can, dehydrate, cook from scratch and garden a little. I like to help! Yes, most any dry bean will work. I did a ton of pinto beans this winter. With black beans or any other bean you are testing just do a batch with 3/4 cups of beans so you can judge the best amount for your beans and your jars.

[2late4me2care]

Well I learned something new today. Can't wait to try this! Thanks

[AuntDuddie]

@2late4me2care Now I know it's not really 2late for you! Just start canning and putting food aside for that 'rainy day'. You will have a wonderful feeling of satisfaction knowing you did it yourself and that it isn't FrankenFood.

[2late4me2care]

@AuntDuddie I've been canning the food out of my garden but NEVER thought of dried beans. Wonder if this works for black beans?........................­....

[majoshlin]

loooooooooove that song!!!!

[billjacobson1967]

I do them pretty much the same way but sometimes I use ham broth made from boiling a ham bone. I hope to see more videos from you soon.

[AuntDuddie]

@billjacobson1967 Thank you. I do them with ham stock when I can Navy Bean Soup, Split Peas Soup, and lotta beans soup. Thanks for watching and subscribing. I will have a Cream Puff video coming soon!

Best to ya

Aunt Duddie