Mexican Pinto Beans

Frijoles,Beans are an essential part of Mexican food. If you want to make good Mexican food you should learn how to make simple beans to work with that you can later add other ingredients or spices to.
Prep time: 2 minutes

Cooking time: up to 2 hours

Submitted By: SpicieFoodie

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups or about 275 grams of dry pinto beans
water
salt

Instructions

After you clean the beans put in a large pot to start with enough water to cover them above by 2 inches/5 cm. Bring them to a boil then reduce heat and continue to cook until they are tender, have doubled in size and their skin starts to split. You need to check on them often, stir and keep adding water to make sure they don't dry out and burn. Cooking time can take up to 2 hours depending on weight. After they have become tender you can now add 1 teaspoon or more of salt. That's all, now you can use them in many Mexican recipes.

Posted: 2/27/2010 7:43:54 PM

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sleuthagain

2/27/2010

Hi, just wondering if you add epazote or avocado leaves to your beans?

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