Old Fashion Pinto Beans Recipes

OLD FASHIONED CROCK POT BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Put your dried beans in your crock pot
• Pour your water on top
• Add in your finely chopped onion and salt
• Cover and cook on high for 8-10 hours (mine were good at 8 hours)
• Drain your beans reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid
• Put your beans back in your crock pot along with your reserved cooking liquid and remaining ingredients
• Gently stir it all until well combined
• Cover and cook on high for an additional hour

OLD-FASHIONED BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, bring beans, salt and 2 qt. water to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; let stand for 1 hour. Drain beans and discard liquid. Return beans to pan. Cover with remaining water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until beans are tender. Drain, reserving liquid. In a greased 2-1/2 qt. baking dish, combine beans, 1 cup liquid, onion, molasses, bacon, brown sugar, mustard and pepper. Cover and bake at 325° for 3 to 3-1/2 hours or until beans are as thick as desired thickness, stirring occasionally. Add more of the reserved cooking liquid if needed.

THE SECRET TO PERFECT OLD FASHIONED PINTO BEANS

Steps:

• 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.

OLD FASHION PINTO BEANS

Steps:

• 1. Pick out the bad beans and any little stones from the dry beans. Wash really well in cold water. Put beans in at least a 4 qt bowl, add 2 teaspoons of salt and add water up to the top of the bowl. Let set overnight in a cool place (not in the frig)
• 2. In the morning, drain off the water and rince beans well, (you can see that they have swollen at least twice the size that they were.) Fill bowl of beans back up with water til you are ready to cook them.
• 3. When ready to cook,cut bacon slices in fourths and place bacon, beans, and the water the beans are now in, in a 6 qt pressure cooker and add enough water to come up to 1 1/2 inches from the top.
• 4. Place lid on pressure cooker and make sure its closed good. Put the cooker weight on. Turn burner on med/high heat. When the pressure gets built up the weight will start to jiggle. Turn down the burner to just above medium and start timer for 30 minutes.
• 5. After pressuring for 30 minutes take cooker off the burner and let cool enough to remove the weight and carefully open the cooker. Beans should be done and the juice creamy. Taste and add the other 1 teaspoon of salt if you want to!
• 6. Note* Leftovers are great to make refried beans with.

PINTO BEANS OVER CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Break apart a piece of cornbread in each bowl and top with hot cooked pinto beans.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste and garnish with chopped onion, cheddar cheese, and chopped cilantro.

OLD FASHIONED PINTO BEANS

Steps:

• 1.) In a dry pot, poor in the beans and inspect them for stones.
• 2.) Fill the pot with water until the beans are covered by at least 2 inches of water
• 3.) Set aside to soak for 24 hours. - Do not season the beans in any way! - No salt!
• 4.) Drain and rinse the beans. - Do not reuse the water from soaking!
• 5.) Ready the beans for cooking by putting the beans into a deep pot, and cover them with 2 inches inches of chicken stock. This is about 64 ounces for me.
• 6.) Bring to pot to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
• 7.) Stir about every half hour.
• 8.) Simmer for between 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours.
• 9.) Remove a bean and press it with a fork to see if it mashes well. If it does, the beans are ready.
• 10.) Once cooking is complete, drain the beans (no rinse.)
• Now the beans are ready for use in any other recipes.