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    Rancho Beans


    Source of Recipe


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    List of Ingredients




    1 lb pinto or pink beans
    1 ham hock
    1 onion, chopped
    2 cloves garlic, minced
    3 tsp pure chile powder
    1 salt
    1 black pepper

    Recipe



    Pick over beans for debris; rinse well and drain. Place in a 4 quart
    pot and add water to cover. Bring to a boil, simmer 3 minutes. Remove
    from heat, cover, and let soak for at least 4 hours.

    Pour off water. Add 5 cups fresh water, or just enough to cover beans.
    Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to maintain a gentle bubbling.
    Add ham bone, onion and garlic. Partially cover (a whisper of steam
    should escape.) Cook 2 1/2 to 3 hours, or until beans are not
    sticking; give them a stir. Keep a kettle with hot water on stove --
    if cooking liquid drops below the level of the beans, add no more
    than 1/2 cup water.

    When beans are tender, add chile powder, salt and pepper. Simmer 30
    minutes longer. Scoop out 2 cups beans with a little cooking liquid.
    Roughly puree in blender on low speed. Stir puree back into beans and
    cook for a few minutes, stirring, until beans have thickened.

    Per serving: 200 calories, 12 g protein, 38 g carbohydrate, 1 g fat,
    4 mg sodium, 16 g fiber, no cholesterol.

    Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 3 May 1995 Typed by Katherine Smith
    Kook-Net: The Shadow Zone IV - Stinson Beach, CA


    Servings: 6

 

 

 


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