Pinto Beans

Total Time: 5 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (16 ounce) bag dried pinto beans (or mixed beans)
• 2 teaspoons salt (to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper (to taste)
• 4 ounces lamb (cured side meat)
• 1 medium onion (chopped)

Recipe

• 1 first look through beans and remove any debris sometimes found in them. then rinse well. put in a pot and cover with water and soak overnight-or you can do a quick soak by bringing them to a boil and immediately turning off and let sit for 2 hours.
• 2 rinse side meat and slice into chunks.
• 3 now there are two ways to go from here- you can cook them on stove top or in a crock pot- i prefer the crock pot because they have a better flavor.
• 4 stove top method - pour water off beans after soaking and add fresh water - enough to cover them completely. add side meat, salt, and pepper.
• 5 bring to boil and then lower heat to simmer for app 2-3 hours stirring occasionally -until the beans are as soft as you want them.
• 6 crock pot method- pour water off beans after soaking and add beans to crock pot. cover with fresh water and add salt, pepper and side meat. cook on high about 1 hour then lower to low and cook about 6 hours - until beans are as soft as you want them.
• 7 serve with cornbread and chopped onions-mmmm mmmm good!