Recipe: Santa Maria Beans
Ingredients
- 1 pound dry pinquito beans - pink beans - or pinto beans Legumes
- 2 strips pepper bacon - diced
- 1/2 cup smoked cooked ham - diced
- 2 clove garlic - minced
- 1 (14.5-oz) can diced tomatoes
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp chipotle pepper - optional
- pinch of dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
Step 1
Take 1 pound dry pinquito beans, pink beans, or pinto beans Legumes, soak them overnight.After that, drain the water, put the beans in a stock pot. Pour enough cold water to cover by a couple of inches.
Bring it to a simmer, then simmer for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Step 2
In the meantime, we are going to make the sauce.Dice 2 strips pepper bacon, and put them into a sauce pan over medium heat. Stir around and cook for 1-2 minutes,
add 1/2 cup diced smoked cooked ham. Cook that for about 1 minute, add 2 clove minced garlic, Cook for another 0.5-1 minute.
Step 3
Add 1 (14.5-oz) can diced tomatoes,1/4 cup ketchup,
1 teaspoon dry mustard,
1 tsp paprika,
1 tsp chili powder,
1/2 tsp chipotle pepper,
pinch of dried oregano,
1 tablespoon sugar,
and 1 teaspoon salt. Mix them up. Add 1/2 cup water. Bring it to a simmer, then simmer on low heat for 30 minutes.
Step 4
After the beans are done in step 1, drain them and reserve 1 cup of the beans liquid.Put the bean into a pot, Add the sauce in step 3. Bring it to a simmer, then simmer on low heat for 30 minutes.
