Anasazi Beans With Juniper Recipe

Anasazi Beans With Juniper Recipe

Ingredients:

2 cup dried anasazi (or pinto beans)
8 juniper berries
10 coriander seeds
1 small onion
1 tablespoon sunflower seed or light olive oil
1 teaspoon ground red chili (optional)
1 teaspoon dried or greek oregano
2 1/2 quart water
1 salt

Instructions:

Rinse the berries and cover with water (cold); set aside overnight. Bruise cilantro seeds with berries on mortar then dice onion finely.

Heat oil inside a medium-sized saucepan; add berries, cilantro seeds, onion, oregano, and chile. Cook over moderate heat at 3-4 mins; stir frequently.

Drain beans then add onto the saucepan together with clean water; let it boil. Once boiling, reduce heat; allow to simmer.

Continue simmering for forty mins; season salt if desired then continue to cook till beans have tendered enough to your liking. If cooked already, try to check seasoning.

To serve place beans on bowl together with broth.

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