Need a "chuckwagon" pinto beans recipe

[Ron H.]

Greetings, all:

I need a good pinto beans recipe to serve with Texas-style chili. It would ideally be something that can be done on a campfire--no electric crock pot or refrigeration--so an old-timey "chuckwagon" type recipe would be perfect.

A little help, please?

Thanks, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.

 

[dave b]

Easy, just put them in a pot of water with a slab of salt pork, a slab of onion and boil till tender. 2-3 hrs or so. After a while check for salt. I usually add some. They are usually better the next day. They will solve any gas shortage you might have.Also, if you cook them in a cast iron pot they might turn real dark.

 

[wbraswell]

Dave is on target. A good pre-soak and change the water, might reduce the gas somewhat. Some black pepper won't hurt anything either.

 

[spricks]

OK, I have a killer receipe for southwestern pinto beans. This receipe is for one lb of beans, so you'll need to double or triple etc....

16-oz pkg Pinto Beans
1 lb bacon
2 cups chopped yellow onions
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 (8-oz) cans tomato sauce
2-3 Tablespoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 black pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground cumin

Soak beans according to package; do not drain. Cover and simmer beans for 3 to 3 1/2 hrs until tender. In large skillet, cook bacon till almost crisp. Drain on paper toweling..mean while drain some of the bacon drippings off and add the onion and cook till almost done,then add garlic and cook for a minute or two. Add the onion and the garlic and the the bacon drippings to beans with tomato sauce, chili powder, oregano, salt, pepper, and cumin , stir well. Break the bacon up and add also to the beans. Simmer, uncovered 30 minutes or till desired thickness, stirring as to not burn. 8 (3/4) cup servings.

We enjoy these all the time....one can also save time using the precooked ones in the can or jar. Add all the liquid with the pre cooked ones....

spricks

 

[GKC]

Dave is on target. A good pre-soak and change the water, might reduce the gas somewhat. Some black pepper won't hurt anything either.

+1 on the soak. I always soak them for a day before, changing the water out a few times, and cull out the rocks, hulls, and deformed ones. They cook so much better having been soaked first.

 

[dave b]

I forgot. Don't let the water get below the top of the beans.

 

[keith44spl]

Jest soak 'em for a spell and change yer water. Throw in a ham hock and cook 'em till ya can chew 'em up without yer teeth in...Salt and pepper to taste. Hungry cowhands will eat up!

Su Amigo,
Dave

 

[eaglebeaver]

May be an old wives tale....but I always heard a Irish potato cooked with the beans will absorb much of the gas. Just be sure to throw away the potato when ready to eat the beans!

 

[boykinlp]

Going to the grocery store

Going to buy the dried beans. Will wait until sat. to cook them so I can pick the best of your ideas.

 

[Miss Fire]

When cooking dried beans never add salt or sugar until the beans get tender. If you add salt or sugar too soon your beans will not get tender.

This sounds good and could just as easily be cooked the old fashioned way:

Barbecue Cowboy Pinto Beans

16 oz Package dried pinto beans, rinsed and picked over
4 c Hot water
2 md Onions, chopped
1 tb Chili powder
3/4 c Hickory-flavored barbecue sauce
1/2 c Ketchup
1 1/2 tb Prepared yellow mustard
Dash of Tabasco sauce

In a 3 1/2-quart electric slow cooker, mix together the beans, hot water, onions, and chili powder.

Cover and cook on the low heat setting about 7 hours, or until the beans are tender but not falling apart.

Drain off all the cooking liquid. Stir in the barbecue sauce, ketchup, mustard, and Tabasco sauce. Cook, uncovered, 10 to 15 minutes longer, until heated through.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Dave is on target. A good pre-soak and change the water, might reduce the gas somewhat. Some black pepper won't hurt anything either.

Why would you want to that-hell gas is half the fun

 

[clipper1]

"hell gas is half the fun"........

You're right Caj, just add a little bluing to the beans and you'll be able to f@rt a blue streak!