Pot of beans sidedish

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 can Pintos
1 can Black beans
1 can White beans
1 can Kidney beans
1 can Any other beans you want <looking for color here>
1 can Chopped tomatoes
1 bunch Cilantro, chopped
1 bunch Green onions, cut diagonally
3 Cloves garlic, minced
1 Serrano chiles, sliced into rounds very thinly (up to 2)
1½ tablespoon Dried epazote
½ teaspoon Cumin, toasted and ground
Few dashes of your favorite hot pepper sauce
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Just add the epazote to the beans while they are cooking. Use dry beans and add the epazote <after finely chopping the tough stems> to the pot. To be honest, I have never used dried epazote. I grow fresh epazote in the summer and usually throw 3 or 4 spigs in with the beans. I don't bother to chop them. I remove the stems <the leafy part disapears somewhere in the pot of beans> after the beans are done. The flavor is very noticeable, and quite delicious.

If you just want a pot of beans as a side dish, here is a recipe. Make any adjustments to suit yourself, as I am making this one up as I type. It should work though. In fact, let's do this one with canned beans. Here goes:

Rinse the beans well in cold water. Put into a pot and add the remaining ingredients. If the juice from the tomatoes doesn't cover the beans <I doubt if it will>, add some beer <Prefered> or water to cover. Bring to a boil, reduce to simmer and cook uncovered for half an hour or more to blend the flavors. Add more liquid as needed. Serve with a slotted spoon.

That sounds like it should work. In fact it's making me hungry. I'm getting ready to make some chili for dinner tonight, so I'll have to try this one another time. In fact I better get it in gear. Looks like dinner won't be until 7:30 or 8:00 tonight.

Posted to bbq-digest Digest V97 #018 by Kurt Lucas <kurtl@...> on Mar 2, 1997.

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