Texas Pinto Beans

ratherbeswimmin''s Note:

This is not for the timid. Got this recipe while visiting San Antonio, TX. My DH and I love it but we love hot and spicy food

• Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 (16 ounce) package dried pinto beans
• 4 ½ cups water
• ½ small onion , chopped
• 2 cloves garlic , minced
• 2 bacon , slices cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 medium tomato , diced
• 4 jalapeno peppers , seeded,and chopped

Directions:

1. Place beans in a Dutch oven; add water 2 inches above beans.
2. Bring to a boil; boil 1 minute; cover, remove from heat and let stand 1 hour; drain.
3. Bring beans, 4 1/2 cups water, and next 4 ingredients to a boil in a Dutch oven.
4. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 1 hour and 30 minutes or until tender.
5. Add tomato and jalapeno pepper, and simmer mixture for 30 more minutes.

Reviews

[Gail Blue Eyes]

These were fantastic Nurse Di. I made these for Labor Day because I have some real heat-seekers in my family. Very spicy and full of flavor. A keeper in our book Thanks for sharing this.

[FruitLoop]

Made this last night for supper. We love pinto beans and hot/spicy food. So this was perfect for us. Just the right amount of heat. The bacon and onion are a big plus. Probably next time, I will try it in the crockpot like the other reviewer. Just to see what happens. Thanks for a terrific recipe.

[Risë]

WE love pinto beans (and live in Texas!) so we actually make them ALL the time. We used a can of rotel tomatoes for this, normally when we make our own we do not use any tomatoes but this was fun. Also, we did use a crockpot on low and let it cook all day stirring when we head home for lunch.