Pinto Beans With Bacon

Name: Pinto Beans With Bacon
Ingredients: 1 lb dried pinto bean; 1/4 cup oil; 2 onions, diced; 8 ounces bacon, diced; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 2 green serrano chilies, minced; 1 teaspoon cumin powder; 6 cups water; salt, as needed; ground black pepper, as needed

10 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 lb dried pinto bean
1/4 cup oil
2 onions, diced
8 ounces bacon, diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 green serrano chilies, minced
1 teaspoon cumin powder
6 cups water
salt, as needed
ground black pepper, as needed

Directions

1

Soak the pinto beans in water overnight in a large mixing bowl.
2

Drain the beans and set aside.
3

In a dutch oven or other large vessel put the oil, onions, bacon, garlic and green chilies and cook over medium or medium-high heat until the onions are transparent and the edges of the onion have very lightly browned. Stir in the cumin powder.
4

Add the beans and 6 cups water. Increase heat to high, bring liquid to a boil, decrease heat to medium or medium-low and cook until the beans are very tender, adding more water as needed. Add salt and black pepper to taste.
5

I like to serve these beans in ramekins. They make a nice side dish to any Mexican meal.