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Canning Pinto Beans

Canning Pinto Beans from dried beans could really not be easier. You can soak the beans or cook the beans from dry in your pressure cooker.

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 30 mins
Additional Time
12 hrs
Total Time
13 hrs 45 mins
Servings: 9 pints
Calories: 525 kcal
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs dried pinto beans
  • ½ teaspoon salt per jar

Instructions

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  1. Rinse and sort beans well. Small rocks and foreign debris from the fields are common finds in a bag of beans.
  2. Cover beans in a large pot with cool water. Soak beans 8 hours to overnight.
  3. Drain beans.
  4. Add fresh water, to cover beans. Add salt.
  5. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Beans should be very plump.
  6. Add salt to jars. Fill warm jars with beans. Add cooking liquid to cover, leaving 1″ head space.
  7. Remove any air bubbles with non metallic tool. I use a chopstick.
  8. Wipe rims clean with damp towel. Apply lids. Affix bands. Tighten fingertip tight.
  9. Prepare pressure canner according to manufacturer’s recommendations and heat water. Load jars into canner.
  10. Place lid on canner securely according to manufacturer’s recommendations. Process jars allotted amount time at allotted pressure for your altitude. See graph below.
  11. Once your processing time has passed, remove pot from heat. Allow it to cool naturally and release pressure.
  12. After pressure has released, open canner carefully. Remove jars and place them on a kitchen towel on the counter for 24 hours.
  13. Check seals. Press down in the center of the lid. If it flexes that jar did not seal and must be refrigerated or reprocessed with a new lid, if desired. Use up any refrigerated beans within 3 days.
  14. For quart jars, see notes.

Notes

  • For quart jars, use 5 pounds of dried beans to make 7 quarts of canned beans. Process for the allotted times below.
  • It is believed that soaking the beans will remove some of the indigestible starches that cause gas.
  • Process pints 75 minutes at 11 pounds of pressure for dial gauge canning pot. Adjust time for altitude.
  • Process quarts 90 minutes at 11 pounds of pressure for dial gauge canning pot. Adjust time for altitude.
  • For weighted gauge, process pints 75 minutes, adjusting for altitude. Process quarts 90 minutes at 15 pounds, adjusting time for altitude.
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Nutrition Information

Serving 1pint Calories 525kcal (26%) Carbohydrates 95g (32%) Protein 32g (64%) Fat 2g (3%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Sodium 147mg (6%) Potassium 2106mg (60%) Fiber 23g (92%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin C 10mg (11%) Calcium 171mg (17%) Iron 8mg (44%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 9pints

Amount Per Serving

Calories 525

% Daily Value*

Serving 1pint
Calories 525kcal 26%
Carbohydrates 95g 32%
Protein 32g 64%
Fat 2g 3%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 147mg 6%
Potassium 2106mg 45%
Fiber 23g 92%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin C 10mg 11%
Calcium 171mg 17%
Iron 8mg 44%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.