Pinto Beans and Saffron Rice. These pinto beans and rice are the perfect sides for your Mexican meal. Make easy pinto beans cooked with ham hock, garlic, onion, spicy sausage, and tomatoes and serve them with rice or grits. Serve these savory pinto beans with hot boiled rice or savory grits for a simple and satisfying meal.

This Instant Pot beans and rice recipe is such an easy one to make for a quick meal. I love having a batch on hand for healthy lunches throughout the week. Pinto beans: Yep, I am also adding hearty and filling pinto beans. You can have Pinto Beans and Saffron Rice using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Pinto Beans and Saffron Rice

1. It's of Beans-------------------.
2. You need 3 cups of dried pinto beans.
3. You need 1/2 stick of butter.
4. You need 1/3 cup of lard.
5. Prepare 1/2 cup of sofrito.
6. You need 1 of large onion diced.
7. You need 3 quarts of water.
8. Prepare of Rice-------------------.
9. You need 1-1/2 cup of rice.
10. Prepare 3 cups of chicken broth.
11. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of saffron threads.
12. You need 1-1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt.
13. It's 1/2 cup of water.
14. You need 1 tablespoon of butter.
15. It's of Optional----------------.
16. You need To taste of vinegar hot pepper sauce see my recipe.

To the skillet add the diced tomatoes, chili powder, turmeric, salt and pepper. Add the beans and cooked rice to. rice and beans come together in this spicy side dish. Prefect if you love Mexican cuisine. Sometimes called red Mexican beans, dry pinto beans are pale pink with streaks of reddish-brown.

Pinto Beans and Saffron Rice instructions

1. Wash the beans remove all foreign objects such as stones, and bad beans..
2. Dice the onions..
3. Add the onion, beans, sofrito, water, and butter..
4. Let it heat 4 minutes and add the lard..
5. Cover and boil for 15 minutes stir, cover again, and reduce heat by half. Cook till beans are tender and then add salt..
6. Melt the butter add the rice. Stir well add the saffron, broth, and water..
7. Boil the rice stirring occasionally then when the liquids are absorbed cover and remove from heat don't disturb for 20 minutes..
8. Serve with the beans over the rice. Add the vinegar hot pepper sauce if you like. I hope you enjoy!!.

When they are cooked, they lose the streaks and become all one color. Rinse dry pinto beans and pick through and discard any foreign object. I like to smash some up in the end to make it thick and hearty. Gently fold beans into warm cooked rice. Pinto beans, slow cooked with ham, onion, celery and jalapenos, served over rice with a side of collard greens and hoecakes.