Pinto Beans & Rice
 
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 2 cups dried pinto beans, soaked overnight
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1 white onion, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1.5 tablespoons cumin
  • 1.5 tablespoons coriander
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon chilli flakes
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 6 tomatoes, diced
  • ½ cup coconut milk
  • Salt + pepper, to taste
  • Fresh coriander, chopped to garnish
Directions
  1. Soak pinto beans overnight in cold water. Once they are done soaking strain the water and rinse them under fresh cold water
  2. Add beans to a large pot and cover with water. The water should be enough so that it is roughly 2 inches above the beans
  3. Bring the water to the boil and then simmer for one hour
  4. While the beans are cooking, fry onion and garlic in coconut oil for approximately ten minutes
  5. Add cumin and coriander to the onions, mix well and cook for a further one minute
  6. Once the beans have been simmering for an hour, add the onion mixture, cayenne pepper, chilli flakes and simmer for a further 30 minutes
  7. Add tomato paste, chopped tomatoes, coconut milk and salt and pepper and simmer for fifteen minutes
  8. Serve with rice and fresh coriander
Recipe by at https://www.caseyjade.com/pinto-beans-rice/