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Transfer the pinto beans to the Dutch oven and cover with about 2″ of fresh water.To cook beans in the dutch oven, drain the soaked legumes and rinse with fresh water.Best ways to cook dried beans Cooking beans in the Dutch oven Note: This first simmer is just cooking the beans until they’re tender, not making the Southern BBQ baked beans… yet. They have to come to pressure and naturally reduce pressure, which can take about 45 minutes… not including the cooking time).That said, it will cut off about one hour of cooking time so if speed is your thing, go with that method. I used my Instant Potfor this batch of beans ( note: that pressure cookers like the instant pot are not “instant”. You can cook your old fashioned beans in a Dutch oven or a pressure cooker. If you’re pressed for time, you can also try the quick-soak method. Strong Black Coffee (Secret ingredient #2)īegin making the beans the day before you want to serve them, this will give them a chance to soak overnight.There are short cuts you can take if you don’t want to soak the beans (and I’ve shared them here), but I really prefer the overnight soakand have found that the long soak reduces uncomfortable bloating and gas that some people experience when enjoying legumes.Chipotle BBQ Seasoning (Secret ingredient #1).Dried Pinto Beans (or other bean of your choice).Ingredients for old fashioned baked beans Yes, they take a little time… but it’s cooking time, not “working” time… and it’s worth it. Canned are often overly sweet, the beans are kinda mushy and even if you do your best to “doctor them up” they still fall short of the bliss that slow-cooked homemade BBQ baked beans deliver. There is a BIG difference between baked beans from a can and real, old-fashioned, Southern style baked beans from scratch.