What a lovely gift! I was given some dried black beans. I decided to keep is simple.
The first step is sorting the beans and discarding the imperfect ones and rinse with cold water in a colander. I put them in a container, filled with water at least two-inches over the beans, then put the whole thing in the fridge. Soak for at least 6 hours or overnight. I started this project in the morning and let them soak all day.
Before going to bed, I dumped the soaking beans in the colander and rinsed again. I put the soaked beans into my crock pot. I added two cans of beef broth, a cup of water and two onions cut into fourths. I wanted to bump up the nutritional value and flavors, so that's why I added the broth. You could just use water.
I turned my crock pot on low and went to bed. When I got up the next morning, the beans were perfect!
I put some in toddler-sized meal portions and into the freezer. I set some aside for a recipe (see later this week).
When I serve these to the toddlers as a side dish for their lunch, I will take them out of the freezer first thing in the morning and put into my mini crock pot. I'll stir it a few times and it will be defrosted and heated through by lunch time. The toddlers love beans!
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