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Beans: Crockpot O'Pintos

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List of Ingredients



• 1 pound dry pinto beans
  
• Chicken stock
  
• 1 small onion, chopped
  
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
  
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure chili powder (not blended)
  
• 1/2 pound smoked ham or sausage, or thick sliced bacon fried and diced with 1 tablespoon bacon drippings added to pot
  
• Salt to taste
  






Instructions



1. Pick over and rinse beans several times. Put beans in slow cooker and cover with chicken stock. Add onion, cumin, chili powder and meat. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Add salt. Allow beans to cook for 4 more hours.
   
   
2. Makes 8 servings.
   
   
3. Note: For thicker beans, when beans are tender, puree about 1 cup of beans with some cooking liquid in blender and return to pot.