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Serves: 6
Total Calories: 158

1 pound brown pinto bean
3 tablespoons cooking oils
1 slice bacon
1 clove crushed garlic
1 small grated onion
salt

Let pinto beans soak overnight.

Change the water. Cover the beans with water without salt and let cook until tender.

In a frying pan heat cooking oil, bacon, garlic, onion, salt.

When golden, remove 1 cup beans with juice from the large pan and with a wooden spoon mash the beans (or you could beat it in a blender). This is used to thicken the mixture. Add to the frying pan mixture.

Add this mixture to the large pan of beans and serve hot over a bed of Brazilian Rice.

NOTE: Serve this with a small beef steak, and a simple tossed salad of lettuce and tomatoes seasoned with vinegar and oil.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 6
Total Calories: 158
Calories from Fat: 73

More Recipes from the A Taste of Brazil Cookbook:
Brown Brazilian Beans (Feijão)
Miner's Beans (Virado de feijão)
Brazil's National Dish (Feijoada completa)