re: Need pinto bean recipes

I've made fresh pinto beans and they didn't take 4 hours to cook. They would have been mush by then. They don't take much longer than any other fresh bean unless you're looking to make refried beans.

If you don't want to fix all of them, put them in the freezer on a baking sheet. Then vac seal them. I stopped parboiling beans and peas when I started freezing them in that manner.

When I made them, I used a pinto bean seasoning from Bodacious BBQ which has some cumin and chili powder in it. Use bacon, salt pork or whatever pork you'd like, add onions, garlic and jalapeno peppers, fresh and chopped. Simmer until tender.