Mexican Pintos With Cactus

Name: Mexican Pintos With Cactus
Prep time: 4 h 10 min
Cook time: 4 h 10 min
Total time: 4 h 10 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 3 slices bacon, chopped; 2 larges flat cactus leaves (nopales); 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped; 2 slices onion; 473 milliliters dry pinto beans, rinsed; 3 Tbsps salt, divided

Mexican Pintos With Cactus might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 10. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 78 calories, 4g of protein, and 3g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 4 hours and 10 minutes. Head to the store and pick up bacon, onion, salt, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Place the pinto beans into a slow cooker, and fill to the top with hot water.

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Pinto Beans

Water

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Slow Cooker

Add the bacon, 2 tablespoons of salt, jalapeno and onion. Cover, and cook on High for 3 to 4 hours, adding water as needed, until beans are tender.

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Jalapeno Pepper

Bacon

Beans

Onion

Water

Salt

Remove any thorns from the cactus leaves, and slice into small pieces.

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Nopales

Place in a saucepan with 1 tablespoon of salt, and fill with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook for 15 minutes.

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Water

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Drain and rinse with cold water for 1 minute.

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Water

Add to the beans when they are soft, and cook for 15 more minutes on High.

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Beans

Equipment

Slow Cooker

Sauce Pan

Ingredients

Servings:

3slices

bacon, chopped 2larges

flat cactus leaves (nopales)1

jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped 2slices

onion 473milliliters

dry pinto beans, rinsed 3Tbsps

salt, divided

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Mexican. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. You could try Francis Ford Coppolan Oregon Pinot Noir. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 21 dollars per bottle.