Beans in water

[Ice Rich]

Hello and happy new year,

Feel a bit silly asking this as it's probably something simple, but i've just moved into my first place and not had much cooking experience so will ask anyway;

I've been making some stews recently and have always liked beans (mixed, Cannellini etc), i'd like to add some when I next add the veg and noticed some of the cans are 'with water' - what is the purpose of this?

I normally let all my veg cook in the stew (I don't pre-cook them), is it recommended to use this water the beans come in to cook them first (the beans) and then chuck water away? (i've herd a lot nutrients are in this water so best to boil them in this?)

Thanks,

 

[Ice Rich]

Got it, thanks very much guys, nice explanation glitch

In my example above though (where beans are to be cooked with the raw veg in the stew), draining first and then chucking them in is also fine?

 

[Ice Rich]

Brilliant, I understand, many thanks.