If you put baking powder in the beans you will cook in about 2 hours in a big bowl the beans will cook with in about 2hours with the baking powder . Every half an hour put more water with blue flame in a cooker . When the beans are ready rinse well with cold water and you can serve it with the easy cooking tips .

Ingredients

560gr dried beans or small beans

2 bay leaves (rand )

1 small onion

1 large stalk celery

1 large garlic clove chopped

3/4 teasepoon anise seed

1/2 teasepoon red pepper flakes

one and one half chopped fresh thyme

some parsley chopped

Method:

Use a stainer , rinse beans or small beans in a medium pot and cover with water . Add bay leaves and bring to the boil.

Simmering heat to low and simmer for one and one half to 2 hours with 2 teasepoon baking powder for 2 hours until beans are tender . Drain beans and discard bay leaves (rand)

Meanwhile heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat . Add onion carrot and celery for about 10 minutes . add garlic anise seed red pepper flakes , lemon curd and cook for 5 minutes add beans and thyme to vegetables and cook for 10 minutes . taste and adjust seasoning if necessary . cool . toss with parsley just before serving .