Recipe: Luby's Pinto Beans

Betsy

From: Theodore_Drake@acd.org (Theodore Drake)
Date: 1995/06/22
Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes

Luby's Pinto Beans

Serves 24

4 Cups dried pinto beans, picked over and washed
1 Gallon water
1 tsp granulated sugar
1 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp black pepper

1 Cup diced tomatoes, 1/3 inch cubes
1/2 Cup Cilantro sprigs, no stems
1 Cup diced white onion, 1/3 inch cubes

Place all ingredients except Tomato, Cilantro, and Onion in heavy pot and
simmer for 1.5 - 2 hours. Stir occasionally, check for tenderness of beans.

Add Tomato, Cilantro, and Onion, and simmer for 5 minutes.

Nutritional analysis per serving; 117 calories, trace of fat, 22 grams
carbohydrates, 6 milligrams sodium, 3 percent calories from fat.

Source: Fort-Worth Star Telegram June 21, 1995