Kathy Pitts’ Frijoles Refritos Recipe
Ingredients:
2 c of beans; (well-washed, picked-over)
1 pc of onion (large); chopped finely
1 pc of chili pepper (red, small, dried); crushed
1 tsp of cumin (ground)
6 c of ham broth or water
1 Tbsp of oregano
Drippings/lard (for frying)
Cheese (mild cheddar); grated
Cheese (garnish, optional)
Instructions:
Place and boil ingredients inside pot that is deep. Remove fire, cover then let beans sit 1 hour. Boil beans again, then lower flame and let simmer ’til tender; for taste, add salt. Cooking duration depends on beans used, bean’s age, and water’s mineral.
In shallow yet large pan, let 3 Tbsps of lard/drippings dissolve. Then add 1 c of beans with cooking liquid to fat then mash it to become puree.
Keep on pouring liquid and beans with additional fat if needed then continue mashing ’til you use every beans. Serving of beans can be as is, as tortillas filling, or decorated with cheese (shredded).
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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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Bean & Pasta Soup Recipe
Ingredients:
2 pkgs of vegetable broth (low sodium, instant)
1 sachet of seasoning mix (low sodium)
1-1/2 c of water (hot)
1 c of stewed tomatoes (canned, low sodium)
4-1/2 oz of macaroni shell pasta (uncooked, small)
14-1/2 oz of kidney beans (red, canned); rinsed then drained
1 c of spinach (frozen); thawed then chopped
3/4 oz of cheese (parmesan); grated
1/2 tsp of oregano (fresh)
1/2 tsp of basil (fresh)
Instructions:
Dissolve broth and seasoning mix with hot water in saucepan. Add canned tomatoes then cook above moderate heat till it boils.
Add macaroni pasta; cook. After seven mins, add basil, spinach, and oregano then stir. Continue cooking for 5-7 minutes till macaroni has cooked.
Gradually add water if soup has thickened very much. Add salt or pepper to taste. To make plating, place soup on a bowl then sprinkle over Parmesan.
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Bean & Franks Soup Recipe
Ingredients:
Beans (any desired)
3 pcs of carrots (medium); diced
2 pcs of onions (medium); minced
1 clove of garlic; minced
28 ozs of beans (baked in brown sugar sauce)
11-1/2 oz of tomato juice
2 Tbsps of butter or margarine or bacon fat
8 frankfurters; sliced
1 tsp of Worsterceshire
Cheese (American or cheddar); shredded
Instructions:
Place butter on heated pan then add onions, garlic, and carrots; cook while frequently stirring until tender.
Add beans, tomato juice, franks, and Worsterceshire. Stir continuously over moderate heat till hot. To serve, place soup on a bowl and place cheese on the side.
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Latin Black Bean Soup Recipe
Ingredients:
1 c of beans (black); dried
1 pc of onion; minced
8 c of water
2 cloves of garlic; pounded
1 pc of bell pepper (green); chopped
6 ozs of tomato paste
1 tsp of ground (cumin)
1 tsp of oregano
3 Tbsp of vinegar (red wine)
1 Tbsp of soy sauce (tamari, low sodium)
1/4 tsp of Tabasco
1/4 c of chiles (green); chopped
2 c of rice (brown); cooked
2 Tbsp of coriander (fresh); chopped
Instructions:
Place and boil beans with water on huge pot for soups and allow to cook (2 minutes). Take away from flame and cover then set aside (45 minutes). Put back on fire and drop cumin, oregano, pepper, garlic and onion.
Cover the pot and allow to cook on low-set flame (1 & 1/2 hours) then drop tomato paste, tamari and vinegar. Cook 30 more minutes then drop coriander, Tabasco, chilis and rice. Cook ten more minutes and then serve this dish while hot.
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Black & White Bean Salad Recipe
Ingredients:
2 c of onions (red); chopped finely
2 Tbsps of olive oil (or vegetable oil)
1/3 c of wine vinegar (red)
1/4 c of bell pepper (red); diced
2 Tbsps of parsley; chopped finely
2 cl of garlic; chopped finely
2 Tbsps of nutrasweet
1/4 tsp of pepper (black)
1/4 tsp of salt
1 c of black beans (15 oz); rinsed then drained
1 c of beans (Great Northern, 15 oz); rinsed then drained
Instructions:
Heat skillet over moderate heat then place oil. Saute the onions till crisp-tender.Take out from the heat; let it cool to warm.
Mix in bell pepper, vinegar, garlic, parsley, nutrasweet, black pepper, and salt. Stir. Place the beans of both types inside a large bowl then pour over onion mixture. Stir then serve.
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Madam Russell Baked Beans Recipe
Ingredients:
1 lb of beans (white pea); soaked overnight, dried
1/4 lb of pork (salt-cured, lean); diced
1 pc of onion (medium); diced
1/4 c of sugar (brown, packed)
1/2 tsp of mustard (dry)
1 tsp of salt
1.2 c of molasses
Instructions:
Boil onions and beans in huge saucepan then simmer (45 minutes) ’til the skins separate from beans. Drain the liquid on little bowl.
Take one c of liquid from bean and blend it with salt, sugar, mustard and molasses in bowl. Then layer 1/2 of pork with all beans to 8-cup beanpot. Then pour the molasses mix on top and add a little more liquid from bean, then place the rest of pork on top.
Bake for 240 minutes (300 degrees F); uncover. Extend baking for 1 more hour ’til beans become tender, dark brown and dry, if prefer.
(After baking for two hours, check beans. If it looked dry, then add liquid from bean to moist.) Good for 6 servings.
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