Red Beans aka Pinto Beans
(from cokerlj’s recipe box)
Serve with cornbread recipe in this book. Good old farm recipe.
Source: Millie V. Bartek, Linda Coker
Categories: Beans, Vegetables
Ingredients
- 1 pound pinto beans, sorted and washed
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 can petite diced tomatoes (I have used the whole can and it works fine.)
- 1 tablespoon chili powder or more to taste
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 ham hock or ham bone (cut up raw bacon will do if you don't have a ham hock)
Directions
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Bring above to a boil, simmer…adding water as needed until tender, about 3-4 hours.