today I'm going to teach you how to make pinto beans from dried beans we're going to need an onion a hunk of ham and the dried beans here's the recipe I'm going to double this recipe because I won't leftovers there's a lot of things you can do with leftover pinto beans this is my favorite pan it's we've had it for a very long time it's a colander a steamer it's got a lid on it that fits my iron skillets I love this thing I'm gonna wash my beans then I'm gonna add the I'm gonna add a lot of water to them I'm gonna put 12 cups of water in them but you followed the recipe bring the water to the boil and boil for two minutes and then turn the heat off and put the lid on it and while it's sitting for an hour I want you to mince it onion now mincing and onion means making it really tiny pieces then you're gonna chop up some ham I'm using about a cup and a half here and I'm gonna after it's after it's set for an hour I'm gonna drain off the water and then I'm gonna add the exact same amount of water that I did in the beginning and I'm gonna add to that the onion and the ham and some pepper and salt and a little Cayenne for taste and then I'm going to cook it on low I'm really doing it about on two or three on my electric stove at the same time I'm gonna start a big kettle of water going because as the as the beans soak up the water I'm gonna need to add some water and if you add water to cook the beans it will break it apart so I always add hot water to my beans because that keeps them from falling to pieces and then you let them cook for a couple of hours and you've got pinto beans and that's what's for dinner tonight so enjoy your meal and I'm gonna make some country fried potatoes to go with it and that'll be next