Legumes · Dried
Pinto beans
Also called frijoles pintos, dried pinto beans
Speckled dried beans that cook up pinkish-brown, creamy and earthy; the everyday Mexican bean for frijoles de la olla, charros and refried beans.
What can replace it
- T1 · Great swapPeruano beans
Paler and more buttery.
- T2 · GoodBlack beans
Earthier and darker; changes the colour.
- T2 · GoodBorlotti beans
Slightly sweeter and nuttier; close in texture.
- T2 · GoodRed kidney beans
Firmer skins and less creamy; refries less smoothly.
Cook with Pinto beans
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