Pinto Beans With Liquid Smoke Recipes

SMOKY PINTO BEANS

Steps:

• Cover beans with cold water by 2 inches in a bowl; refrigerate 8 hours.
• Drain beans; transfer to a small stockpot. Add onion, garlic, avocado leaves, epazote, and cilantro; cover with cold water by 2 inches. Bring to a boil; add 1 tablespoon salt. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, adding water as needed to cover beans, until beans are tender and liquid is soupy, 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Discard avocado leaves. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with onion, tomatoes, and cheese. Serve with lime wedges.

SMOKY BEEF 'N' BEANS

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook the beef and onion until meat is no longer pink; drain. Transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until heated through.

EASY SMOKE-FLAVORED PINTO BEANS

Steps:

• You will find a package of smoked turkey neck bones in the freezer section for about $2-3.
• Soak pinto beans overnight. Drain and rinse again.
• Pour drained beans into a 4-5 quart pot
• Add smoked turkey neck bones (or 2 smoked ham hocks)
• Cover with water that is 1-1/2 to 2 inches over the beans and neck bones bones or hocks.
• Bring to boil and then reduce heat to low and cover.
• Cook for about 5 hours until the beans are tender and the water is a kind of gravy.
• Check every hour or so to make sure that the water level is at least 1 inch higher than the beans.
• Remove from heat and remove neck bones or hocks.
• Serve with bread or rolls to dip into the gravy water.
• NOTE: This does very well cooking all day in a crock pot set on low in the morning.
• And the beans only taste better the next day and the next and the next.