Chile Beans

Ingredients

• 1 pound pinto beans
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 4 large garlic cloves, minced
• 3 jalapeño peppers, sliced
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon ground hot red chile
• 1 1/2 teaspoons toasted ground cumin seed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Chopped fresh cilantro leaves

Instructions

1. Sort, rinse and soak beans overnight in about 3 quarts of water.
2. Drain beans and cover them with about 1 inch of fresh water. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons of the oil. Cook beans, covered, for 45 minutes to 1 hours, stirring occasionally, until they are tender.
3. Heat remaining oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Sauté garlic, jalapeños and onion until just tender.
4. Add sautéed vegetables to the beans with the ground chile, cumin and salt; stir well. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes.
5. Adjust seasonings. Garnish with cilantro.