Mexican Pinto Beans Vegan

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:00:17 GMT

Step 1

Sorting and Soaking

Step 2

Important! Do not skip the sorting step! Sort beans and take out all stones, rocks, and debris you find. Beans tend to have stones or other particles that are not beans. Make sure to inspect your beans and remove all other things that are not beans. You may find some bad beans too. Bad beans may have dark spots, mottled skin, visible mold areas, and will smell unpleasant or rancid. Make sure you remove these bad beans as well. Failure to skip the sorting step may increase your chances of eating not good tasting beans, stones, rocks, or food poisoning from the mold in the bad beans. As you shop for beans more frequently, you will become an expert in recognizing good and bad beans, and good and not so good beans brands.

Step 3

Once you have removed debris from your beans, wash them thoroughly and drain them.

Step 4

In a large pot, pour the beans and add water enough to cover them for about 2-4 inches. You are going to soak them overnight from 8 to 24 hours. This process helps remove the sugars in beans that are responsible for gas production and the beans won’t cause gas in your stomach. This process is very important. Otherwise, you may end up with a gassy stomach when you eat your beans.

Step 5

Next morning, after your beans are soaked overnight, dispose of the water that your beans were soaked in. Your beans will look about two to three times bigger, and this is great! If your beans did not increase their volume, this may mean that the beans are old. Rinse your beans again to make sure all the soaking water is gone.

Step 6

Crock Pot Method (Slow Cooker) Cooking Method

Step 7

In a crock pot, add your rinsed beans and pour water so that the water covers the beans about 2 inches or 4 centimeters.

Step 8

Add 2 garlic cloves and 2 Bay leaves. Cover with a lid. Set your crockpot to fast cook for 6 hours. Alternatively, you can cook in slow mode for 8 hours.

Step 9

Check your beans and make sure that they are soft and fully cooked. If you feel that they need more time, leave them for another hour or two.

Step 10

Try your beans. They must be soft, and the skin must be soft too. Add salt to your taste, let them rest for about 10 mins for the salt to be incorporated, and enjoy!

Step 11

Stovetop Cooking Method

Step 12

In a big pot, add your rinsed beans, 2 garlic cloves, 2 laurel leaves and pour water so that the beans are fully covered with water about 2 inches above the beans. Put the lid on and cook on medium heat for about 1 ½ hours.

Step 13

Check your beans and make sure that they are soft and fully cooked. If you feel that they need more time, leave them cooking on the stove on medium heat for another 30 mins.

Step 14

Check your beans to see if they are fully cooked, soft, and add salt to your taste, let the salt incorporate for about 10 minutes and enjoy!

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