Big Daddy Pinto Beans N Rice Recipes

BIG DADDY PINTO BEANS 'N RICE

Steps:

• Boil the salt meat and gizzards together in large pot full of water. Needs to boil till tender about an hour. Test.
• Chop all seasonings and put in cast iron pot with about 3 tablespoons vegetable oil. When seasonings are tender, add bacon and sausage and cook till meat starts browning.
• Add beans, tomatoes and okra, and chicken broth. Bring to boil till liquid is reduced and thickens up like a stew consistency. I add my tony's, salt and pepper and garlic powder at this time, to taste.
• Add gizzards and salt meat and simmer for about 30 minutes.
• You can use regular white or brown rice, I used dirty rice mix as it just adds to the flavor of the dish and it's what big daddy likes.
• NOTE: I never serve this on the day I cook it. I wait till the next day, as it will always taste so much better then, because all the flavors have over night to come together even more.
• NOTE: When I use fresh beans which is the majority of the time I start two days ahead and let them soak in water for 24 hours with about 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda as it cuts down on the gas in the beans. I don't put them in the fridge when I soak them and the liquid is more like six cups when cooking fresh beans, the rest is the same. When cooking red beans and white beans I always use fresh beans.

PINTO BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion in oil until tender. Remove from the heat; stir in ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, liquid smoke if desired, salt and pepper. Stir in rice and beans. , Transfer to a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until heated through.