Pintos And Sausage Recipes

PINTO BEAN AND SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Cover pinto beans with water in a bowl and allow to soak overnight. Drain.
• Melt butter in a 6-quart stock pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and celery in butter until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Stir garlic into onion mixture until fragrant, about 1 minute more.
• Stir beef broth, tomato juice, sugar, and drained pinto beans into the vegetable mixture and bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until beans are tender, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• Mix potatoes, carrots, oregano, salt, and black pepper into the bean soup; simmer until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes more.
• Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
• Place smoked sausage on a baking sheet.
• Bake sausage in the preheated oven until browned, about 10 minutes.
• Cut sausage into quarters, then slice. Add sausage and parsley to the soup; continue to simmer for 10 more minutes.

PINTO BEANS WITH SAUSAGE AND HAM

Steps:

• In a large pot add pinto beans, and fill with water.
• Add salt, pepper and baking soda. Over medium high heat bring to a rapid boil.
• In a medium fry pan, crumble the bulk sausage and brown. Remove the sausage with a slotted spoon and add to the beans.
• In the same fry pan with the sausage grease add chopped onions, chopped bell peppers, and both fresh and canned mushrooms.
• Saute the vegetable mixture over medium heat until the onions are clear and the fresh mushrooms have cooked, about 15 minutes.
• Add the vegetable mixture, grease and all to the beans.
• Add cubed ham.
• Add mashed roasted garlic, creole seasoning and the oregano.
• Bring to a rapid boil, then reduce heat to low and cook for 3 to 4 hours adding water a cup at a time as needed it will form a thick broth. Beans are done when you can mash one easily with no resistance.
• You can also add all ingredients to a crock pot and cook on low for 12 hours 6 hours on high.

PINTO BEANS & SAUSAGE WITH RICE

Steps:

• Sort and wash beans.
• Soak beans overnight in water.
• Add spices to beans and bring to a boil.
• Using a heavyweight covered pot, simmer 1 1/2 - 2 hours.
• Stir occasionally to ensure they do not burn.
• During last hour add sausage.
• During last 1/2 hour make white rice.
• (For this recipe I boil 4 cups water and 1 teaspoon salt. Once water is rolling add 2 cups white rice. Bring to another boil, cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook on stovetop for 30-35 minutes. Do not uncover pot to stir until cooking time is completed.).
• Serve beans over hot rice.
• Add cheddar cheese and green onions to top if desired.
• ***Note to make these beans thicker, when sausage is added, remove 3/4 cups of the beans from pot and mash. Return mashed beans to pot.***.

MY SLOW COOKER PINTOS & SMOKED SAUSAGE

Steps:

• 1. rinse and look through beans put into 7 quart slow cooker with beef boullion cubes add enough water to cover beans probably about 4 quarts allowing beans to swell and not get dried out
• 2. cook on high about 4 hours turn on low cook about 4 more hours
• 3. add chopped onion and sliced sausage and salt to taste then allow beans to cook on low for at least 4 more hours on low
• 4. great served with homemade southern cornbread

PINTO BEAN & ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE STEW RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Pick over beans to remove any pebbles or broken beans and rinse under cold water. Place in a bowl, cover with 3 inches of cold water and soak for at least 6 hours or overnight. Heat oil in a large heavy casserole or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add sausage and bacon and cook, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is almost crisp, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a small bowl and set aside in the refrigerator. Add onions cook, stirring, over medium heat, until soft and lightly brown, 8 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Add bell peppers and chile pepper to taste; continue to cook, stirring, until the mixture is soft, about 3 minutes. Stir in paprika. Add tomatoes and cook until they release their juice, about 2 minutes. Drain the beans. Stir the beans and 8 cups water into the pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour. Stir in the reserved sausage and bacon along with salt and pepper. Continue simmering, adding a little water if the beans are dry, until the beans are very soft and beginning to break down, about 30 minutes more. Stir in lime zest and juice.