Chili question

[Valerie]

Y'all, I have beans soaking to make chili tomorrow. I plan to can most of it, but save out enough for supper, too.

Should I cook the beans completely by themselves in the morning, and then drain them before making all that into chili? I don't want it to be too watery.

I've only used store canned beans in chili before, so I'm not sure what the procedure should be.

Thanks!

[Cyngbaeld]

Yes, cook the beans without salt then drain before adding the other ingredients. If you drain them after cooking they won't make so much gas. Cooking before adding other ingredients will insure that the beans are cooked thru and not hard in the center.

[Valerie]

Thanks, Kim! That's what I was thinking but I wasn't sure. I knew I couldn't cook them with the tomatoes or they'd never get soft! (At least from what I've read.)