How to Peel Beans with a Food Processor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are several reparations which call for the use of peeled beans. Though there are various ways of achieving this, I have found this to be the easiest of them all. This is a tutorial on how to remove the seed coat from beans using a food processor. The advantage a food processor has over a blender is that, unlike a blender, you can process a large quantity of beans at a go with a food processor. In this tutorial I will be working with black eyed peas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOOLS:

(1) Two Large Bowls

(2) A Food Processor with Blade Attachment

(3) A Strainer/Sieve

INGREDIENTS:

() Dried Beans

() Plenty of water

PROCEDURE:

(1) Place the beans in a large bowl and cover with cold water. Note, what you want to use here is cold and not hot water. It is also important to soak the beans for just 5 minutes and no more. You want the beans to still be firm and the coat to have loosened lightly. The beans are going to be processed using the sharp blades of the food processor. If they are too soft, they will be over processed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2) After 5 minutes, place the beans in your food processor and cover the beans with some water. Be very liberal with the water quantity as you want the beans to move around freely in the food processor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3) Use the pulse button a few times until you notice that all or a majority of the coats have come off. You will need about 10 3 seconds pulse to achieve this. Do not be tempted to run the food processor for an extended period of time. Let your eyes guide you. This literally takes seconds to do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4) After processing the beans, turn them into a large bowl and cover with water. The lose coats will float to the top of the water. This begins the process of washing and straining. Place a sieve over another large bowl and start straining the beans by pouring the water with the lose coats into the second bowl covered with the sieve. The water and the lose coats will flow into the second bowl leaving behind the peeled beans. You might need to repeat this process several times until you have removed all the lose coats. You can do water changes every now and then. Use your fingers to peel any beans which remained unpeeled. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5) Your peeled beans is now ready to be used.

Note: If blending to make steamed beans pudding (Moi Moi) or bean cakes (Akara), allow the beans to sit in water for at least an hour before blending. This will ensure that they are soft enough to be blended. The beans can be peeled the day before and left in the fridge in some water overnight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use this method of peeling beans when next a recipe calls for peeled beans. Do check out my Steamed Beans Pudding (Moi Moi) recipe.