pork and pinto bean stew(crockpot)
(1 rating)
This meal was born out of desperation! I hadn't been to the grocery and just had to cobble something together from what I had on hand. What I had was a small pork roast and half a bag of pinto beans! Desperation never tasted so good!
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(1 rating)
yield
8 serving(s)
prep time
20 Min
cook time
6 Hr
Ingredients For pork and pinto bean stew(crockpot)
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1 1/2 lbpork roast, cubed
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2 Tbspolive oil
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2 cdry pinto beans, soaked(i use the quick-soak method)*
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2 qtwater
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1small onion, chopped
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1green chili, diced(or 4 oz. can diced green chili)
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1 ctomato sauce
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1-2 tspchili powder(to taste)
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1/2 tspgarlic powder(or 1 clove garlic, minced)
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1/4 cfresh cilantro(or 1 t dried)
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salt and pepper
How To Make pork and pinto bean stew(crockpot)
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1Heat oil in skillet and cook and stir cubes of pork until nicely browned on all sides.
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2Add pork, soaked and drained beans,water and all remaining ingredients(except fresh cilantro, if using) to crock. Cook on high 5 or six hrs. until beans are very tender. Stir in fresh cilantro
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3*to quick-soak beans: Place in pot with covering an inch above beans. Bring to a boil, turn off heat, cover and soak one hr. Drain. **When I have plenty of time for these to be in the crockpot(maybe 7 or 8hrs.), I sometimes omit the soaking.
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