Precooking Legumes, Farro, Wheat Berries, and Barley

Although you can easily find canned chickpeas and beans—and friends assure me that there are some very good ones available—for me there is no comparison to the taste of the dry, organic legumes you soak and cook on your own stove. If you love legumes, you obviously feel frustrated every time you want to make a dish with beans or chickpeas and realize that you needed to have planned a day in advance. But that problem can be easily solved if you precook and freeze considerable quantities of beans, chickpeas, and grains. This way you can take out as much as you need for each dish and finish cooking them with the other ingredients. Your favorite dish can be ready in less than 30 minutes.