Frijoles De La Olla Recipe - Cooking Index
Frijoles De La Olla Recipe - Cooking Index
| 1 cup | 160g / 5.6oz | Pinto beans |
| 1/2 | Onion - cut in half | |
| 1 | Garlic clove (large) | |
| Salt - to taste |
Do not pre-soak beans. Place in Dutch oven or large saucepan and cover generously with water. Add onion and garlic. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook, loosely covered, until skins of beans wrinkle, about 90 minutes.
Add 1 teaspoon salt or to taste and continue cooking until beans are soft, 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Add water as needed to keep beans covered.
With a potato masher or large spoon, mash a few beans, but not all, then continue to cook over medium-low heat until thickened, about 10 minutes. Serve beans in bowls with their juices.
This recipe yields 6 servings.
Each serving: 37 calories; 205 mg sodium; 0 cholesterol; 0 fat; 7 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams protein; 0.59 gram fiber.
Comments; For more flavor, add a couple of California, New Mexico or guajillo chiles to the pot.
Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 05-03-2000
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