Mexican bean pot
Ingredients
- Lard, salt pork or oil -- 2 tablespoons
- Onion, chopped -- 1
- Dried beans, any variety, rinsed and soaked overnight -- 2 cups
- Salt -- 1 to 2 teaspoons
Preparations
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step 1
Heat the lard, salt pork or oil in a large saucepan over medium flame (the salt pork until it renders its fat). Add the onions and saute until just translucent.
step 2Stir in the soaked beans and enough water to cover beans by about 1 inch. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 1 to 2 hours, or until the beans are cooked through and tender. Add water as needed to keep the beans covered.
step 3Near the end of the cooking time, stir in salt to taste.