Chef John's Santa Maria-Style Beans recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 pound dry pink beans (such as pinquito) cold water to cover 2 slices peppered bacon, diced ½ cup diced smoked ham 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes ½ cup water ¼ cup ketchup 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon dry mustard 1 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon chipotle chile powder 1 pinch dried oregano
Nutrition Info
- 343.6 caloriescarbohydrate: 56.4 gcholesterol: 9.9 mgfat: 4.7 gfiber: 10.6 gprotein: 20.2 gsaturatedFat: 1.4 gservingSize: -sodium: 838.8 mgsugar: 7.7 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Chef John's Santa Maria-Style Beans
Directions
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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.