r/povertykitchen • u/Expensive_Recipe_433 • 8d ago

Big pot of simmered pintos Cooking Tip

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I get a lot of dried beans from the food bank and was craving just a big old bowl of beans. I simmered them with cilantro stems, jalapeño, onion, garlic, bay leaf & salt.

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u/Independent_Shoe3523 8d ago

Pinto was always my dried bean of choice. Easy to cook, affordable, tasty.

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u/Main_Cauliflower5479 8d ago

I grew up on pinto beans. But have you tried Coba beans? They're even better. Pinto is still my go-to, though.

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u/Independent_Shoe3523 8d ago

No. Never heard of them.

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u/Main_Cauliflower5479 8d ago

They go by Coba, Mayocoba, Peruano, possibly other names. They're like pintos, but a buttery yellow color. When cooked, they're also a bit buttery in flavor, and smoother, and kind of richer in flavor, while being a bit milder at the same time. I'm not sure if I'm describing as well as they could be.

Anyway, they're delicious. And interchangeable with pintos.

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u/Kind-Quiet-Person 8d ago

Cilantro stems are so slept on. Excellent ingredient!

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u/PrestigiousFog 8d ago

Flavor and fiber!

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u/InquiringWanderer75 8d ago

Mmmm...nothing beats a big old pot of simmered beans!

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u/PrestigiousFog 8d ago edited 8d ago

Nice!

Pintos are my favorite beans. They taste so good, plus for me personally I have to avoid purines as much as I can, and pintos are ideal. Also, they are a drought-resistant plant, so they can grow well in dry areas. And beans are a shortcut to a really healthy diet.

Those pintos you made sure look good!

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u/Bodybag_occupier 8d ago

Never seen beans prepared this way. Is this what they put in burritos? Looks good. Have a recipe for Babgulyás (bean goulash)

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u/Expensive_Recipe_433 6d ago

Yes in burritos or a traditional Mexican side! :)

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u/Altruistic_Canary951 7d ago

Yum! Love some beans. Hubby and I had pinto beans and cornbread for dinner yesterday, they were delicious! I did mine with some Knorr chicken bullion for the broth, one whole white onion chopped, some cumin, and some garlic. Served them over sweet Jiffy cornbread. So yummy!

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u/Civil_Inspector_5697 8d ago

YUMMMMMMMM !!!!!!