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                          GOOD PINTO BEAN RECIPE

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Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Appetizers                       Vegetables
                Vegetarian

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2       c            Dried Pinto Beans -- soaked
                        Overnight
   6       c            Cold Water
   1                    Bay Leaf
   3                    Fresh Sage Leaves
   1                    Or 2 Dried New Mexican
                        -Chiles - seeded
     1/2   c            Hot Water
   1       tb           Olive Oil -- or vegetable
                        Oil
   1       c            Chopped Onion
                        Salt
   1 3/4   ts           Cumin
   3                    Garlic Cloves -- finely
                        Chopped
     1/2   ts           Chipotle Puree
   2       ts           Fresh Sage -- chopped

  Drain and rinse beans; place in large saucepan with
  cold water, bay leaf, and whole sage leaves. Bring to
  a boil, reduce heat, and cook until tender. Meanwhile,
  cover chiles with hot water, soak about 20 minutes,
  and puree in a blender. Heat oil in large skillet; add
  onion, 1 tea salt, and 1 tea cumin.
  Saute until tender; add garlic and saute 1-2 minutes
  more. Add beans and broth to the onion along with 1/2
  tea salt, the remaining cumin, and the chili puree.
  Cook medium about 25 minutes, stirring as needed. The
  beans should be soft but not mushy. Add chopped sage
  and salt to taste. Note: I made this at a school using
  canned beans, eliminating the soaking and
  long cooking. I also used your basic chile powder
  instead of the dried chiles, also eliminating the
  soaking. The chipotles are crucial, though - salsa
  works as well as the puree, though you need to use a
  little more
  
  Recipe By     : Fields of Greens by Annie Somerville
 


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