Colleen's Pinto Beans

Submitted by itscolleen

"I made this for a potluck and it was devoured. Several people asked for the recipe. It was one of those... "what do I have on hand" dishes. It has lots of flavor and I will definitely make this again. Good comfort food."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 18

ingredients

• 2 lbs dried pinto beans
• 1 lb ground pork
• 2 cups strong black coffee
• 1 onion, minced
• 1 (10 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 large tomatoes, minced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cajun seasoning
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper

directions

1. Sort, Rinse and Soak beans overnight.
2. Brown pork and onions in frying pan.
3. Add spices and coffee.
4. Bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer for 5 minutes.
5. In crock pot or large sauce pan add beans, pork mixture, can of tomato sauce, and minced tomato.
6. Cover with water and cook until tender.

Reviews

[Filarielle]

Sorry, this was nothing less than terrible in my hands. I used beans that i had previously cooked, then froze, but otherwise everything was the same.

 

[Montana Heart Song]

Great! I used ground turkey instead of pork. I did precook the beans in salted water for about 45 minutes covered,then added everything in the recipe. I love using black coffee in recipes. I also used two cans of diced tomatoes in juice instead of the tomato sauce and large tomato. The next day the flavor is even better after refrigeration. I think that you could use any kind of meat especially wild meat for this dish! I will make again, this time with wild game or buffalo. Thanks.