Best Pink Beans In Tomato Sauce Recipes

CHEF JOHN'S SANTA MARIA-STYLE BEANS

Steps:

• Place pink beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Drain.
• Place drained beans in a stockpot with enough cold water to cover. Bring to a simmer and cook until almost completely tender, about 1 hour 45 minutes.
• While beans are simmering, cook and stir bacon in a large saucepan over medium heat until cooked through but not crispy, 5 to 7 minutes. Add ham; cook and stir until ham is heated through, about 1 minute. Stir garlic into ham mixture and cook until garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute more. Add tomatoes, 1/2 cup water, ketchup, sugar, dry mustard, paprika, chili powder, salt, chipotle chile powder, and oregano. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and cook until flavors blend, about 30 minutes.
• Drain beans, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid. Combine beans, reserved liquid, and tomato mixture in the beans stockpot; bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender and mixture has thickened, about 30 minutes.

PINTO BEANS IN SPICY TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Sort and rinse beans to remove bad beans, rocks and dirt.
• Soak overnight or between 6-8 hours.
• Drain and rinse soaked beans.
• Add enough water to cover beans for cooking and add salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder. Cook until tender, approximately 2 hours.
• When cooked, drain water from beans.
• Add tomato sauce, chili powder, garlic powder and onion powder.
• Heat through to meld flavors.
• Cool and freeze 2 cups of beans in sauce in quart bags.

PUERTO RICAN RICE AND BEANS (PINK BEANS)

Steps:

• Heat oil in saucepan on medium. Add ham and sauté for about 5 minutes.
• Add Sofrito, Recaito and garlic and sauté another 5 minutes.
• Stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until potatoes are tender and beans are desired thickness.
• Serve over hot rice.
• Tip: We eat this with a slice or two of avocado, which is traditionally how rice and beans are served in Puerto Rico.

CROCK-POT BAKED BEANS IN TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight in large bowl.
• Drain, put in large pot and cover with 5 cups of water. Simmer over medium low heat until tender, about 1 hour.
• Drain beans reserving 2 cups of liquid.
• Add beans to slow cooker.
• In a skillet over medium high heat fry bacon until browned, chop and stir into beans.
• Combine juice, chopped onion, ketchup, molasses, brown sugar, dry mustard, salt, pepper and chili, add to beans and stir well.
• Cover and cook on low for 7 to 9 hours. Until beans are tender and flavourful.
• Check and add a little of the reserved liquid as necessary.
• *or high 4-5 hours.