Pinto Beans 2019 Autumn

skunkmonkey101
skunkmonkey101 @skunk_monkey101
Dover, Florida

I used to get my daughters to eat pinto beans by telling them to think of them as boiled peanuts. They still eat them to this day!!!! Love pinto beans!!

Pinto Beans 2019 Autumn

I used to get my daughters to eat pinto beans by telling them to think of them as boiled peanuts. They still eat them to this day!!!! Love pinto beans!!

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Ingredients

  1. Bean soak overnight
  2. 1 poundpinto beans dried
  3. 2 quartwater
  4. Bean boil
  5. 3 poundham with bone in
  6. 2 quartwater
  7. 1-1/2 teaspoonground cumin
  8. 2 tablespoonsminced garlic
  9. 1medium green bell pepper
  10. 1large onion
  11. To tastesalt

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1
  2. 2

    Fire roast the pepper on an open flame. It will blister the outside skin. Turn this often or you will over char it.

  3. 3

    Quickly put it into a ziploc bag this will allow it th steam the skin a bit, about 1-1/2 to 2 minutes. Retain the juices and pour into the pot you will be making the beans in. It will be about a tablespoon usually. Now take a spoon and scrape the skin off.

  4. 4

    Dice the onion. Remove the seeds from the pepper and dice it finely. Put the hambone into the pot and render some of the fat.

  5. 5

    After about 15 minutes of turning the hambone add the peppers and onion. Stir around. Add the beans and mix. Now add the water, garlic, and cumin. Bring to a boil and turn down to a simmer.

  6. 6

    After 2-1/2 hours simmering, we play the game called scrape the bone. We would separate the bone at the joint then see who would scrape the bone the cleanest. This includes the bone marrow. Chop the meat and add back to the pot.

  7. 7

    Cook the beans and the returned ham, 10-12 minutes. Let rest covered 20 minutes. This allows the gelatinous substance to thicken the beans. Stir just a bit before serving. One last taste adjust the flavors if you desired. Serve I hope you enjoy!! Allowing it to thicken is very important.

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Thomas Ford
Thomas Ford @cook_27249757
The recipe calls for a three pound ham, bone in....is that correct? Seems like a great deal of ham for a pound of beans. If that is the correct quantity, I might try it just to see how that much ham affects the meal.

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