Southern Pinto Beans Recipe

By RoketJSquerl

Ingredients

• 1 - Pound bag of dry Pinto Beans. Must be soaked 6-8 hours or overnight. Plan accordingly
• 1 - whole Onion, peeled
• 3 - slices of pork Fatback, (approx.4oz total weight)
• 1/2 - teaspoon of Cayenne Pepper
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 105mins
Adapted from tasteofsouthern.com

Preparation

Step 1

Place dry beans in a large dish or on your countertop.

Place dry beans in a colander and rinse well under cold running water.

Pour rinsed beans in a pot and cover with about 6 inches of cold water. Let soak overnight.

Pour beans back in colander, drain, rinse again, stirring until water runs clear.

Place a large pot, filled about half full of water on your stovetop. Set to medium-high heat.

Add rinsed and drained beans to pot. Bring to a slight boil.

Add the whole, peeled Onion.

Add the three slices of Fatback

Add 1 - teaspoon of Cayenne Pepper and stir all ingredients well.

Cover pot and reduce heat to medium-low or to a low simmer.

Let beans simmer 1 to 2 hours until tender. Stir about every 30 minutes and watch liquid levels.

Don't allow the liquid to drop below the top of the beans while cooking. Add hot water as needed.

When beans are tender, taste and add salt if needed.

If you add salt, stir and simmer about 10-15 more minutes.