How to Season Pinto Beans
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How to Season Pinto Beans
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This recipe is for perfectly seasoned pinto beans
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Ingredients
- 1 16 oz bag of pinto bean
- 2 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion - diced
- 2 cloves garlic - minced
- 4 lices of thick cut applewood smoked bacon
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt less if you are sensitive
- 4 teaspoon chicken broth concentrate
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon granulated white sugar
Instructions
- Rinse the bag of beans well and remove any that look like they are past their prime. If unsure - chuck it.
- Pour the beans into a large bowl and cover with at least 2 inches of water and allow to soak overnight. Alternately, you can boil the beans at a steady boil for about 10 minutes before you begin to cook them. Whether you soak or parboil, pour the water off from this step.
- In a six quart stock pot on medium heat, heat the olive oil and saute the onion and garlic until they smell really good and the pieces become translucent.
- Remove the pot from the heat and add the beans, bacon, salt, chicken broth concentrate, one bay leaf and sugar and enough cool clean water to cover the beans by 2 inches. (If you are sensitive to salt, then you can always decrease the amount)
- Heat the beans on medium until they come to a light boil then reduce the heat to low.
- Stir the beans occasionally and don’t let them get to a strong boil. Cook until done. I tell doneness by tasting - you could also spoon some out and smash it in your fingers. If it is smashy- through and through - they are done
Notes
- If you need to know ALL of the secret to perfect old fashioned pinto beans, I’ve got that post for you here.
- If you need to know ALL of the secret to perfect old fashioned pinto beans, I’ve got that post for you here.
- What about canned pinto beans. No problem, I took care of that for you here: How to cook canned pinto beans
- What about canned pinto beans. No problem, I took care of that for you here: How to cook canned pinto beans
- Are you interested in just stovetop cooking? Great! Here is a post called “How to cook canned pinto beans on the stovetop”.
- Are you interested in just stovetop cooking? Great! Here is a post called “How to cook canned pinto beans on the stovetop”.
- Put salt in your pinto beans while they are cooking, don’t wait until the end, it takes a LOT More salt to get them seasoned right if you wait till the end.
- Put salt in your pinto beans while they are cooking, don’t wait until the end, it takes a LOT More salt to get them seasoned right if you wait till the end.
- Pepper, while a mild heat, is more for flavor so please add black pepper per the instructions.
- Pepper, while a mild heat, is more for flavor so please add black pepper per the instructions.
- If you are a meat eater, you will want to add a more fatty piece of meat to these beans. A ham hock, ham bone, fatty bacon pieces, fat back or even a fatter bit of ground beef (don’t drain the fat) will work.
- If you are a meat eater, you will want to add a more fatty piece of meat to these beans. A ham hock, ham bone, fatty bacon pieces, fat back or even a fatter bit of ground beef (don’t drain the fat) will work.
- Country ham, while tasty, doesn’t add enough flavor because it really doesn’t have much fat.
- Country ham, while tasty, doesn’t add enough flavor because it really doesn’t have much fat.
- You can add country ham, just supplement it with one of the other meat/fat selections.
- You can add country ham, just supplement it with one of the other meat/fat selections.
- Add the amount of seasoning called for in the recipe and then when you are finished cooking you can add more if you need to.
- Add the amount of seasoning called for in the recipe and then when you are finished cooking you can add more if you need to.
- I really can’t stress enough how much the chicken broth concentrate helps. I specifically use this brand. You can get it in a vegetarian formulation as well. I purchase it at my local grocery in the broth and soups section. It is also available from Amazon
- I really can’t stress enough how much the chicken broth concentrate helps. I specifically use this brand. You can get it in a vegetarian formulation as well. I purchase it at my local grocery in the broth and soups section. It is also available from Amazon
Nutrition Information
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Calories
300kcal
(15%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 300 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 300kcal | 15% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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