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Pork and Pinto Beans (Sans Pinto Beans!)

Pork and Pinto Beans (San Pinto Beans!)

Many moons ago I went to a Mexican restaurant and had Pork and Pinto Beans. This was absolutely and completely different! But tasty all the same.  It’s a cross between two recipes I found on-line and slightly modified to incorporate what we had available. Please note this thing grows…. This would easily have fed four adults and we have a hearty portion for another meal.

The Pork shoulder had the infamous Yellow Sticker on it. I simply chopped half of the joint off, discarded the rind cubed it.

Ingredients:-

1Kg of Pork Shoulder, cut into large cubes
Plain Flour (Gluten free for us)
1 Tin of Kidney Beans
1 Tin of Haricot Beans
1 Tin of chopped Tomatoes
Tomato Puree
2 Onions, roughly chopped
2 Clove of Garlic, minced
500Ml of Beef Stock
Hot Chilli powder
Smoked Paprika
Salt & Black Pepper
Oil to fry

Method:-

(1) Mix Hot Chilli powder and Flour.
(2) Coat the Pork pieces in the Flour mix and fry to brown in batches then set aside.
(3) Fry the Onion and add the Garlic.
(4) Drain the Beans and add to a large casserole dish.
(5) Add the chopped Tomatoes, Tomato Puree, Pork, Onion & Garlic, Stock.
(6) Season well with Chilli, Paprika, Salt and Pepper.
(7) Give everything a good stir and place in the oven at 180c.
(8) Stir occasionally and cook uncovered for 2 to 2 ½ hours until the Pork is tender.

We considered serving over boiled Rice, but it really didn’t need it. So instead we had Tortilla chips to dip.

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For a recipe with limited and low cost ingredients this was a really rich and hearty meal.

Ingredients:-

4 Chicken Thighs
3 Medium Potatoes, cubed
200g of Chorizo, thickly sliced
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Red Pepper, sliced
1 Red Onion, sliced
1 Tin of chopped Tomatoes
1 Tbsp of Dried Oregano
½ of a punnet of Cherry Tomatoes

Ingredients for the Rub:-

2 Tbsp of Lemon Juice
1 ½ of a Tsp of Paprika
¼ of a sp of Cayenne Pepper
Salt & Pepper
Oil to Fry

Method:-

(1) Combine the Rub ingredients in a bowl.
(2) Rub into the Chicken and set aside.
(3) Par boil the Potatoes and set aside.
(4) Heat Oil in a Dutch Oven or large frying pan to a high heat.
(5) Add the Chicken skin side down and cook until the skin is golden brown.
(6) Turn over and cook for a further couple of minutes.
(7) Remove and set aside again.
(8) Add the Chorizo and lightly brown on both sides, then remove and set aside.
(9) Reduce the heat to medium and add the Onions & Red Pepper.
(10) Fry for a further 2 minutes and then add the Garlic, Stirring for a further minute.
(11) Add the Tinned Tomatoes and Oregano, stirring to combine.
(12) Add the Potatoes, Chicken, Chorizo and Cherry Tomatoes.
(13) Transfer to a pre-heated oven at 180c and cook for 30 to 40 minutes, until the Chicken is cooked through.

We really enjoyed this recipe and it was really quite easy to complete. With limited washing-up, which is always a bonus…..

 

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