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Evana's Pinto Beans
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rnneal
"A truly delicious pinto bean recipe from deep south Texas."
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Ingredients
11 h 25 m servings 305Original recipe yields 12 servings
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Pick over beans and wash in cold water 4 times. Place beans into a large pot, pour in enough fresh water to cover by 2 inches, and soak overnight.
- Bring beans and soaking water to a boil; stir in garlic and salt. Reduce heat to low and simmer beans until they begin to soften, 2 to 3 hours, stirring often. If beans start to dry out, add more boiling water.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir tomatoes and onion in the hot oil until onion becomes translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir cilantro, 5 to 6 large spoonfuls of beans, and cooking liquid into tomato mixture. Mash beans and stir tomato mixture back into simmering beans. Continue simmering until flavors are blended, about 1 hour more.
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Footnotes
- Cook's Note:
- Leftovers can be frozen. It is hard to add too much cilantro. If fresh cilantro is not available, you can use dried.
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Most helpful positive review
12/24/2013
Never add salt to beans until they are done or almost done. Salt will prolong the cooking time. FYI To me, 'done' is when you can hole 1 cool bean between your thumb and forefinger and it wil...
Most helpful critical review
1/6/2017
Good but not as flavorful as I had hoped. I followed directions as written.
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12/24/2013
Never add salt to beans until they are done or almost done. Salt will prolong the cooking time. FYI To me, 'done' is when you can hole 1 cool bean between your thumb and forefinger and it wil...
3/17/2013
These are very good. The only thing I did differently is to use lard instead of vegetable oil. (I know, I know....but once in a while you just have to go the distance for great taste!) Hubby ...
1/5/2015
The best pinto beans ever. It's worth all the steps. I didn't change a thing and they were so tasty and creamy. They were perfectly tender after only 2 hours. You have to keep adding boiling wat...
2/3/2014
This was easy to make and delicious, and I am certain I will be making again. I made the recipe exactly as written, except using a can of diced no-added-salt tomatoes. Thank you rnneal.
10/25/2013
Love this recipe! Have made it twice in the last couple weeks. the changes made were chicken broth instead of water, small jar of salsa in lieu of tomatoes. Soaked beans over night. No o. Added...
12/5/2016
This was a hit with the whole family including the Mexican inlaws
7/26/2016
Really nice! I added some cumin. Not sure if I can taste the tomatoes but they were from the supermarket & looked just ok. I didn't have fresh cilantro. I tried reducing salt but this seems to n...
1/3/2016
My favorite pinto bean recipe. I do always add a few dashes of chili powder and cumin and use EVOO instead of vegetable oil. Can't wait to dig in to a bowl tonight!