Pinto Beans With Bacon

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb dried pinto bean
• 1/4 cup oil
• 2 onions, diced
• 8 ounces bacon, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 green serrano chilies, minced
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 6 cups water
• salt, as needed
• ground black pepper, as needed

Recipe

• 1 soak the pinto beans in water overnight in a large mixing bowl.
• 2 drain the beans and set aside.
• 3 in a dutch oven or other large vessel put the oil, onions, bacon, garlic and green chilies and cook over medium or medium-high heat until the onions are transparent and the edges of the onion have very lightly browned. stir in the cumin powder.
• 4 add the beans and 6 cups water. increase heat to high, bring liquid to a boil, decrease heat to medium or medium-low and cook until the beans are very tender, adding more water as needed. add salt and black pepper to taste.
• 5 i like to serve these beans in ramekins. they make a nice side dish to any mexican meal.