How to Parboil Beans for Bean Soup

Parboiling is the act of partially boiling food to speed up a cooking process. When making bean soup, you need dry beans that will cook fast enough to be done with the rest of the soup. However, beans take longer to cook than the rest of the ingredients. But by parboiling the beans, you can get a head start on the bean soup recipe. You will still need to start the parboil process in advance since the beans will need to sit for at least an hour before you can add them to a bean soup.