Post by blackcrowheart on Jan 11, 2008 13:30:23 GMT -5
HOPI PINTO BEANS
2 1/2 cups dried pinto beans
1 cup bacon or a piece of ham
7 cups water salt to taste
1. Wash and sort beans carefully.
2. Put beans in a bean pot or large saucepan and add bacon or ham and 7 cups
of water.
3. Simmer for three hours or until beans are tender, stirring occasionally
and adding hot water as needed.
4. Add salt to taste. (The amount will vary according to the quantity of salt
in the meat and individual preference.)
5. Serve as a main meal with tortillas and a green vegetable, or as a light
meal with fried bread.
Traditional bean pots have given way to pressure cookers in many Hopi
kitchens. This recipe can be pressure cooked for forty-five minutes at fifteen
pounds pressure. Cool until pressure drops to zero, then remove lid and simmer
the beans for an additional twelve minutes.
2 1/2 cups dried pinto beans
1 cup bacon or a piece of ham
7 cups water salt to taste
1. Wash and sort beans carefully.
2. Put beans in a bean pot or large saucepan and add bacon or ham and 7 cups
of water.
3. Simmer for three hours or until beans are tender, stirring occasionally
and adding hot water as needed.
4. Add salt to taste. (The amount will vary according to the quantity of salt
in the meat and individual preference.)
5. Serve as a main meal with tortillas and a green vegetable, or as a light
meal with fried bread.
Traditional bean pots have given way to pressure cookers in many Hopi
kitchens. This recipe can be pressure cooked for forty-five minutes at fifteen
pounds pressure. Cool until pressure drops to zero, then remove lid and simmer
the beans for an additional twelve minutes.