Mexican Beans

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. pinto beans
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 large onion, halved
• 2 jalapena chiles
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 bay leaf
• salt, to taste
• *1-2 ham hocks can be added if desired, remove meat and add to beans when cooking is completed

Method

• Soak beans overnight. Drain water. Place beans in pot with water to cover by about 2 inches.
• Grill or sear onion, chiles and garlic cloves in oil until slightly blackened.
• Add to beans. Cook the beans until about 1/2 cooked (about 45 minuites or so). Add salt. Finish cooking until cooked through with some bite.

Notes

• SERVINGS: 12
• SOURCE: Apple Charlotte Cooking Co.