Pinto Beans With Bacon

Submitted by Andtototoo

"I had a similar dish at a Mexican restaurant and came home and made up my own recipe."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 lb dried pinto bean
• 1⁄4 cup oil
• 2 onions, diced
• 8 ounces bacon, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 green serrano chilies, minced
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 6 cups water
• salt, as needed
• ground black pepper, as needed

directions

1. Soak the pinto beans in water overnight in a large mixing bowl.
2. Drain the beans and set aside.
3. In a dutch oven or other large vessel put the oil, onions, bacon, garlic and green chilies and cook over medium or medium-high heat until the onions are transparent and the edges of the onion have very lightly browned. Stir in the cumin powder.
4. Add the beans and 6 cups water. Increase heat to high, bring liquid to a boil, decrease heat to medium or medium-low and cook until the beans are very tender, adding more water as needed. Add salt and black pepper to taste.
5. I like to serve these beans in ramekins. They make a nice side dish to any Mexican meal.

Reviews

[mermaid1957]

I love this recipe. It's very easy to make and has a marvelous flavor. You can let it simmer for a long time and, of course it tastes even better the next day. Thanks andtototoo for the great recipe. It's a keeper!