Pappasitos Pinto Bean Soup Food

POTATO PINTO BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan cook the onion and mushrooms in hot oil till onion is tender but not brown.
• Add the potatoes and broth- Bring to a boil; reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer about 30 minutes or till potatoes are tender; stir in beans.
• In a small bowl stir together the buttermilk and cornstarch; stir into potato mixture.
• Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.
• Cook and stir for 2 minutes more.
• Stir in 1 tablespoon snipped basil.
• To serve, ladle soup into individual bowls and dollop each serving with yogurt or sour cream.
• If desired, garnish with fresh basil.

PINTO BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse beans and sort for stones.
• Soak beans in enough water to cover overnight.
• Drain off water.
• In skillet, brown bacon.
• Add onion and celery, stir.
• Add spices.
• Add this mixture to drained beans.
• Pour enough water to reach within 3 inches of top of pot.
• Bring to a boil.
• Simmer for 4-5 hours, stirring occasionally.
• When soup is about ready to serve, use a potato masher to crush up some of the beans to make a thicker soup.

PINTO BEAN SOUP (PINTOS & HAM)... SIMPLY DELICIOUS

Steps:

• Sort dry beans removing broken beans and any foreign debris. Rinse the beans.
• Soak overnight in a large bowl covered by 2-inches of water (slow soak) -or- put in a stock pot covered by 2-inches of water; bring to a boil for 2 minutes; remove from heat and leave covered for 1-hour (quick soak).
• Drain and rinse the beans. Return to a stock pot covered by 1-inch of water.
• Add all the remaining ingredients except for the ham bone; stir to mix well.
• Nestle the ham bone into the bed of beans, cover and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to a low simmer for about 3 hours,occasionally stirring gently in the beans under the hambone -or- until the beans are tender.
• Carefully lift the ham bone (or hocks) from the soup and place on a board so the lean meat can be cleaned from the bones. Return the lean meat to the soup. Discard the bones.
• Enjoy with hot cornbread!
• Freezes well.

PAPPASITO'S PINTO BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Soak beans in 2 qts water for 8 hours Drain and set aside.
• In a heavy pot, cook bacon until done. Remove bacon and set aside, leaving bacon fat in pot. Add garlic, 2 Tbls. cilantro and onion to hot bacon fat. Cook until onion is transparent.
• Add beans, bacon, cumin and onion powder. Stir in salt and remaining 1 qt water.
• Turn heat to med-low and cook slowly until fork tender. Just before serving, stir in remaining cilantro and tomatoes.