Pinto Bean and Beef Stew

This savory pinto bean and ground beef stew is perfect for cilantro lovers. The combination of Mexican spices makes this a quick family favorite. Serve with cornbread.

Step: 1

Place pinto beans into a pot and cover with several inches of cool water; let soak, 8 hours to overnight.

Step: 2

Drain beans and add fresh water to cover. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and let simmer until beans are soft, 40 to 45 minutes.

Step: 3

While beans are cooking, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef with seasoned salt in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.

Step: 4

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and saute until soft, translucent, and starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute for 2 minutes more. Add cumin, dried cilantro, and Mexican oregano and saute for 1 minute more.

Step: 5

Drain beans. Mix with browned beef, onion mixture, diced tomatoes, chicken broth, 1 cup water, and tomato paste in a heavy stockpot. Simmer over low heat for 45 minutes, adding more water as needed to achieve desired consistency for the stew.

Step: 6

Add green onion, cilantro, and lime juice. Serve hot.

Per Serving: 327 calories; protein 22.3g; carbohydrates 30.2g; fat 12.5g; cholesterol 51.3mg; sodium 1133.5mg.

The word “stew” can refer to both a dish and a cooking method. Stewing makes slowly cooking piece of meat, vegetables or beans in a tastefull water based . It’s similar to braising, but it does have a few piece of differences. The meat is chopped into few of pieces instead of being cooked all of it , and the liquid all of it covers the essential in a stew as different to a braise’s halfway all of it . When meat or vegetables are cooked using this method, the resulting dish is called stew.

Stew has a reputation for making a rib-sticking meal that comfortable you up on a freezing , winter day. It’s right that ; a bowl of classic beef stew does have warming properties , but stew’s comfort factor more than a way beyond preserving you from the cold . It’s all about those tender chunks of food and vegetables, swimming in a thick, ultra-rich gravy. The way they come together creates the ultimate comfort food, no matter the weather.