Ingredients
- 1 pound dried pinto beans
- 1/4 pound salt pork
- 3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced
- Salt
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
Directions
First, rinse the dried beans and remove any stones or dirt. Cut the pork into thin strips and rinse. Cover the beans with water, add the pork and garlic and boil until tender over medium heat (low boil), about 2 1/2 hours. Beans should always be covered with water. If needed, add more hot water to coverespecially if you want more bean broth. When the beans are tender, season with salt, to taste, and chili powder. Then let the beans sit and absorb these flavors for a while.
Cook's tip: If you want to speed up the cooking process, you can soak the beans in water overnight. Then drain and begin the cooking steps. Also, salting the beans when they first begin to cook can make them tough, so always salt after beans are tender.
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By steelersgirl999...
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on January 26, 2011
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probably the most boring bean recipe ive ever seen
By ledfordbass55_1...
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on October 23, 2010
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i have this fabulous man's cookbook. my only bean recipe. i, too, add onion and sliced jalapenos in the last hour or so. usually make this in my crockpot. low, 5 hours or so. you will know when it's ready, so yummy!!! have also eaten in mr. perini's restaurant, steakhouse, in beautiful buffalo gap, tx. excellent food and surroundings!! have to get him to autograph my cookbook!!
By knall_us_1889383
Yuma, AZ
on March 09, 2005
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I liked this recipe and will use it again.
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