Thursday, November 12, 2009

Pinto Beans- canned

I can not stand spending the price they want for canned refried beans. I do make then myself but often I want some beans and do not have the 10 hours minimum it takes to cook them. Then my sweet Mexican friend told me how to can them. I did and they are WONDERFUL! The best is the money I have saved not having to buy those expensive cans of refried beans!

Here is the recipe...

Soak Beans 12-18 hours (I used a big bag from Costco)
Drain and rinse
Fill jars 3/4 full with beans
Add onion, garlic, salt, cumin, bay leaf, etc.
Fill with boiling water

Pressure cook 15 # for 90 minutes. This is the trickiest part of the process. It is not easy to keep the pressure cooker at 15 pounds for 90 minutes!!!

Good luck!

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