The Greatest Pinto Beans
Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 2 hrs
Ingredients
- Servings: 15
- 2 1/2 cups pinto beans
- 1 lb bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1/2 a bell pepper, diced
- 2 roma tomatoes, diced
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 sliced jalapenos
Recipe
- 1 sort out any dark, oddly shaped or broken beans and rinse beans well.
- 2 cover beans in water in a stock pot and bring to a boil, drain.
- 3 cover with water again, about 2â?? above beans.
- 4 add all remaining ingredients except salt. (you can use less bacon if prefered).
- 5 bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer covered until beans are soft.
- 6 add more water only if necessary; boil for approximately 2.5 - 3 hours.
- 7 the last half hour check often, the beans will start to stick to the bottom of the pot when theyâ??re done.
- 8 season with sea salt to taste.
- 9 to make refried beans take 4 cups beans and strain out excess juice.
- 10 heat 2 tbs vegetable oil in a skillet.
- 11 add beans and start mashing & stirring rapidly until beans are almost smooth. try with my steak picado recipe for a fantastic burrito!
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