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pinto beans done wrong are not so good ... do them right and they are great
some just boil them to hell in plain water --- some boil them to hell with oil, salt, and black pepper --- although they are still edible
pinto beans are simple, easy, and nutritious ... and if done right delicious too
#1 do NOT just boil them to hell --- the skin peels off, breaks up, and causes a ring of crud around the inside of your pot .... and without the protective skin around the beans, the beans break up and makes the water thick and nasty
#2 simple seasonings are the best seasonings
#3 a little oil is good ... bacon is better ... ham hocks are best
2 cups of pinto beans -- sort through them properly making sure there are no pebbles or dirt clumps
2 quarts of water (don't worry the beans will soak up most of this)
4-5 tablespoons of salt (sounds like a lot - but you have to season the water to season the beans)
1-2 tablespoons of black pepper
.... this is where you have a choice --- 2 tablespoons of oil --- 4-5 strips of bacon (real bacon - not that turkey crap) --- or 1 ham hock (rendered pig fat is delicious in beans)
cook at medium/medium-low heat with the lid on for 2-3 hours .... if you cook it on high or medium high --- you will boil the beans to death and make them suck --- boil with the lid off and all the water will evaporate and you will scorch your beans .... you want a gentle simmer or low boil going on ... nothing more and nothing less
.... if you feel like you just have to get fancy schmancy with your beans --- add in a touch of chili powder or cumin --- maybe even some picante sauce -- or a few slices of onion
... but with beans ... simple is good
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I concur....mostly. The only way to make great beans is to use a ham hock or a ham bone. I do add onions and a couple bay leaves, though. I think they give the beans good flavor.
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ham hock or fatback/salt pork
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ham hock or fatback/salt pork
This.
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Silverwuf posted:
-Foxy- posted:
ham hock or fatback/salt pork
This.
some onion, black pepper, seasoning salt, and that is all
oh and some home made cornbread baked in a cast iron skillet 
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Yeah good post. The only thing I might add is I love glass pot lids it is the best way to get beans to simmer not boil.
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Add an onion, two bay leaves, some ham cut up into cubes, the ham bone too.
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Add a couple whole cloves and yes hamhocks are best!
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shaggynuts24 posted:
pinto beans done wrong are not so good ... do them right and they are great
some just boil them to hell in plain water --- some boil them to hell with oil, salt, and black pepper --- although they are still edible
pinto beans are simple, easy, and nutritious ... and if done right delicious too
#1 do NOT just boil them to hell --- the skin peels off, breaks up, and causes a ring of crud around the inside of your pot .... and without the protective skin around the beans, the beans break up and makes the water thick and nasty
#2 simple seasonings are the best seasonings
#3 a little oil is good ... bacon is better ... ham hocks are best
2 cups of pinto beans -- sort through them properly making sure there are no pebbles or dirt clumps
2 quarts of water (don't worry the beans will soak up most of this)
4-5 tablespoons of salt (sounds like a lot - but you have to season the water to season the beans)
1-2 tablespoons of black pepper
.... this is where you have a choice --- 2 tablespoons of oil --- 4-5 strips of bacon (real bacon - not that turkey crap) --- or 1 ham hock (rendered pig fat is delicious in beans)
cook at medium/medium-low heat with the lid on for 2-3 hours .... if you cook it on high or medium high --- you will boil the beans to death and make them suck --- boil with the lid off and all the water will evaporate and you will scorch your beans .... you want a gentle simmer or low boil going on ... nothing more and nothing less
.... if you feel like you just have to get fancy schmancy with your beans --- add in a touch of chili powder or cumin --- maybe even some picante sauce -- or a few slices of onion
... but with beans ... simple is good
enjoy
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I cooked some red kidney beans like this Sunday, it only took an hour and a half though.
Perhaps this is because I'm only 60 miles from the sea and my water boiled under one full atmosphere. 
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pkhere posted:
Silverwuf posted:
-Foxy- posted:
ham hock or fatback/salt pork
This.
some onion, black pepper, seasoning salt, and that is all
oh and some home made cornbread baked in a cast iron skillet
This!
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sorry --- that was more of a rant than anything else
i like ham hocks in my beans ... onions are ok ... never tried Bay Leaves
i get tired of my wife boiling them to death
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I don't care for the bay leaves in my beans either.
My father liked bacon in his beans.
I like to hack up a small ham, put some onion powder in the beans if people don't like chunks of onion. And wow are they so much better cooked outside in a cast iron kettle!!
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Pinto Beans, some cornbread and fried potatoes and Im in heaven!
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My father made kidney beans with molasses, salt pork, onion and some mustard powder.
I hate beans, but everyone else loved his.
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