ecowper Posted a very simple approach to Pinquitos. While many liked it, I found the flavor to be somewhat bland, although the beans had excellent texture. I decided to use my other 1/2 pound and add some stuff to develop more flavor. And they turned out great!
Ingredients:
1/2 lb pinquitos
4 cups chicken broth (store bought - all my homemade is in the freezer as chicken noodle soup)
2 bacon strips/rashers (these were store bought - would have better with homemade, but needs must)
1/2 yellow onion diced/chopped
1/2 green bell pepper diced/chopped
3 cloves garlic minced
1 tsp dry mustard
1-2 tsp chili powder
1 TBS tomato paste
2-3 TBS dark molasses
Salt as desired
I rinsed the beans, put them in a pot and then soaked them in the chicken stock for 3 hours. Without dumping the liquid, brought the pot to a boil for 10 minutes. Then reduced to a simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
After the hour of just beans, I dumped all the other ingredients in except for the molasses. I needed to add 2 cups of water to keep everything covered. I then simmered for 2.5 more hours. At about the 3 hour mark I started adding the molasses 1 Tbs at a time to get some sweetness. I also added salt, maybe a teaspoon, maybe a tablespoon - just went to flavor.
The end result was a great pot of beans. the other ingredients did not hide the bean flavor, but we really enjoyed how the the flavors turned out. Had them along side some corned beef sandwiches. Corned beef came in a recent Katz's deli order, so I'll be having leftover corded beef and beans for lunch today!
Thanks for reading! Sorry, no pics. But really, it was just a pot of beans - do you need a picture?
Ingredients:
1/2 lb pinquitos
4 cups chicken broth (store bought - all my homemade is in the freezer as chicken noodle soup)
2 bacon strips/rashers (these were store bought - would have better with homemade, but needs must)
1/2 yellow onion diced/chopped
1/2 green bell pepper diced/chopped
3 cloves garlic minced
1 tsp dry mustard
1-2 tsp chili powder
1 TBS tomato paste
2-3 TBS dark molasses
Salt as desired
I rinsed the beans, put them in a pot and then soaked them in the chicken stock for 3 hours. Without dumping the liquid, brought the pot to a boil for 10 minutes. Then reduced to a simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
After the hour of just beans, I dumped all the other ingredients in except for the molasses. I needed to add 2 cups of water to keep everything covered. I then simmered for 2.5 more hours. At about the 3 hour mark I started adding the molasses 1 Tbs at a time to get some sweetness. I also added salt, maybe a teaspoon, maybe a tablespoon - just went to flavor.
The end result was a great pot of beans. the other ingredients did not hide the bean flavor, but we really enjoyed how the the flavors turned out. Had them along side some corned beef sandwiches. Corned beef came in a recent Katz's deli order, so I'll be having leftover corded beef and beans for lunch today!
Thanks for reading! Sorry, no pics. But really, it was just a pot of beans - do you need a picture?

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