Red Caldwell's Prize Winnin' Pintos

Name: Red Caldwell's Prize Winnin' Pintos
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 30 min
Yield: 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 6 tinned jalapenos (You can cut back on the heat by seeding and devaining the chilies.); 1/2 teaspoon cayenne; 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon chili powder; 2 lbs pinto beans, sorted,washed,soaked overnight; 1/2 lb salt pork, cubed 1 x 1 x 1/4 inch; 2 medium onions, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced

Submitted by Pierre Dance

"This one is from CHILI PEPPER magazine. Red Caldwell has been winning cooking, grilling, and barbecueing compititions for the last 15 years. These are the ABSOLUTE BEST TEX-MEX BEANS ever."

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Ready In:: 8hrs 30mins
Ingredients:: 8
Serves:: 10

ingredients

6 tinned jalapenos (You can cut back on the heat by seeding and devaining the chilies.)
¹⁄₂ teaspoon cayenne
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 lbs pinto beans, sorted,washed,soaked overnight
¹⁄₂ lb salt pork, cubed 1 x 1 x 1/4 inch
2 medium onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced

directions

Drain and rinse the beans.
Place the beans in a crock pot set on low, cover with water.
Add everything else.
Cook overnight.
Add any salt that is needed.
(Don't salt at the beginning because of the salt pork.) Serve.
These freeze well and are even better when reheated.
I had to cut this recipe in half to get it to fit my crock pot.

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I am sorry, but I just did not like these. I think that I must have done something wrong, since they have won contests, but I followed the recipe exactly. Thank you for sharing, but I just did not like these.

Valerie in Florida
Wowie ZZowie! DH and I agree that these were the best kicked up pinto beans we have ever had. I used leftover spiral sliced baked ham (just a tad left on a big ole ham bone) instead of the salt pork. Made everything else as directed. We ate off this for three days with cornbread and grated cheese. Even froze some. Thanks for sharing a super recipe. This will be a regular in our house.

16Paws

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Pierre Dance

Kennewick, WA

I'm a 73 year old male. I live in the desert in Southeast Wasington. Yes, Virginia, Southeast Washington is Desert, Cacti, Sage Brush, Wile E. Coyote, the whole nine yards.The Columbia River flows through the middle of it and is its saving grace. Some of the jobs. I've held are Well Driller, Aircraft Machanic, Handyman, Electrician,Merchant Seaman, And most recently Long haul Driver.My hobbies are cooking, Kite making, and Good movies (plus anything that strikes my fancy) My first cookbook was Fanny Farmer Original Boston Cooking School Cookbook and its still the first of all of my cookbooks that I go to. It has the best Biscuit recipe going and the only change I make to its Cornbread recipe is to add a half teaspoon of Cayenne to bring out the flavor of the cornmeal. I injured my knee and have had the last year off and what I've done is go quietly mad. I'm now semi retired and try to figure out plan 'E'. A, B, C, and D phased out so it's time to move on, where, the hell ever, that is.

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