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Stewed Pinto Beans with Aromatic Herbs

Dried pinto beans, cooked and finished in a tomato, onion, garlic and sage sauce.

This vegetarian version starts with dried pinto beans: they are soaked, properly boiled and stewed until the tomato sauce has reduced. Sage is added at the end as the aromatic herb.

Total time815 min
DifficultyEasy
servings4
Stewed Pinto Beans with Aromatic Herbs
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Method

  1. 01

    Soak the beans

    Cover the dried pinto beans with plenty of cold water and soak for 12 hours. Drain them and discard the soaking water.

    720 min
  2. 02

    Cook the beans

    Put the soaked beans in a pot with 750 ml of fresh water. Bring to a boil at 100 °C and boil for at least 30 minutes; continue cooking for about 60 minutes in total or until tender. Reserve some cooking water and drain the beans.

    60 min
  3. 03

    Make the tomato base

    Heat the oil in another pot over low heat. Add the onion and cook until softened. Stir in the garlic and tomato passata; cook for 10 minutes, stirring so the sauce does not stick.

    10 min
  4. 04

    Stew and finish

    Add the cooked beans to the sauce. Add a little reserved cooking water if needed to keep the dish saucy, then cook over low heat for 20 minutes, until the sauce has reduced. Serve with fresh sage.

    20 min

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