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Pinto Beans

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Ingredients

Adjust Servings:
3 tbsp vegetable oil
2/3 cup diced onion
1 lb dried pinto beans
6 cups water
1 smoked ham hock
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tbsp brown sugar
6.5 oz tomato sauce

Nutritional information

352
calories
49.5 g
carbohydrates
21.8 g
protein
8.2 g
fat
509 mg
sodium
23 mg
cholesterol

Pinto Beans

Features:
  • Vegan
Cuisine:
  • 3 hrs
  • Serves 4
  • Medium

Ingredients

How to make Pinto Beans

  • Pour pinto beans into a large bowl and cover them with water.
  • Soak beans for 4 hours.
    • Change water every 30-45 minutes.
  • Drain the pot.
  • Boil 6 cups of water in a large pot.
  • Add kosher salt, pinto beans, and ham hock to the pot.
  • Cover the ingredients by at least 1 inch of water.
    • Note: Pour in more water as needed.
  • Reduce heat to a medium-low temperature and simmer until beans become just tender.
  • Remove the ham hock from beans.
    • Slice the meat from the bone.
    • Chop the ham.
    • Return the ham to the pot.
  • Stir the tomato sauce and brown sugar into the beans.
  • Let simmer until the beans turn tender and the flavors are blended.

Trivia

Children in America learn to do basic math using pinto beans as a counter.

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