Texas Souper Pintos Food

PERFECT PINTO BEANS

Steps:

• Put the beans in a large bowl, cover with cold water and let soak overnight.
• Drain and rinse the beans, then put them in a large pot. Cover the beans with water and add the chili powder, cumin, paprika, cayenne, bacon, garlic, bay leaves, onion, bell pepper and some salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and cook until the beans are tender, 2 to 3 1/2 hours.

CLASSIC TEXAS PINTO BEANS

Steps:

• The pinto beans need to be inspected and picked over to check for small bits of dirt before cooking. Afterwards, place the sorted beans in a colander, and rinse thoroughly.
• Place all of the ingredients in a 4 qt. (4lt.) clay pot, stock pot or saucepan and cover with approximately 3 qt. (3lt.) Place the pot on the stove and bring to a boil over high heat. Once the beans boil, lower the heat to a simmer, and cover, leaving the cover slightly tilted to allow the steam and pressure to escape. Check the water level and stir the beans every 15-20 minutes, adding water 2 cups at a time if the water level seems low.
• After boiling for 2 hours, test the beans by making sure they are tender and soft by tasting one. Continue to cook for 30 more minutes if the beans taste undercooked. Adjust the salt if needed. Simmer the beans for 2½-3 hours. Once the beans are completely cooked, remove the beans from the heat, and allow them to cool for 15 minutes before serving.

TEXAS SOUPER PINTOS

Steps:

• Place beans in dutch oven.
• Cover with water 2 inches above beans;bring to a boil.
• Boil 2 minutes;remove from heat,and let stand for 1 hour.
• Drain and return to dutch oven.
• Add 5 cups water and next 8 ingredients to dutch oven;bring mixture to a boil.
• Add ground chuck,stirring to crumble.
• (I cook and crumble mine before I add to beans but you can do either way).
• Cover,reduce heat and simmer,stirring occasionally,1 hour and 30 minutes.
• Uncover and simmer 30 minutes or until beans are tender and mixture has thickened.

TERRY'S TEXAS PINTO BEANS

Steps:

• Place the pinto beans in a large pot, and pour in the chicken broth. Stir in onion, jalapeno, garlic, salsa, cumin, and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and continue cooking 2 hours, stirring often, until beans are tender. Add water as needed to keep the beans moist.

PICO POSOLE PINTOS

Steps:

• Rinse and drain hominy and beans.
• In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients and heat throughly.

RED CALDWELL'S PRIZE WINNIN' PINTOS

Steps:

• Drain and rinse the beans.
• Place the beans in a crock pot set on low, cover with water.
• Add everything else.
• Cook overnight.
• Add any salt that is needed.
• (Don't salt at the beginning because of the salt pork.) Serve.
• These freeze well and are even better when reheated.
• I had to cut this recipe in half to get it to fit my crock pot.