Frijoles De La Olla - Beans

Total Time: 3 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups dried pinto beans
• 9 -10 cups water
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/3 cup bacon drippings
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Recipe

• 1 rinse beans and remove any debris.
• 2 place in a large pot and cover with water and all other ingredients except salt. bring to a boil.
• 3 lower heat and cook slowly, loosely covered, about 2 hours then add the salt.
• 4 continue to cook, for an additional hour, adding additional hot water as needed until beans are tender and a rich sauce is formed . (sometimes it may take a total of 4 hours or so depending on the age of the beans and the pot used).
• 5 beans should be neither too dry or too soupy.