Comments on: Bob Bullock’s Real Texas Beans http://realtexasblog.com/2010/01/27/bob-bullocks-beans/ The National Blog of Texas Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:13:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Warthog http://realtexasblog.com/2010/01/27/bob-bullocks-beans/comment-page-1/#comment-1375 Warthog Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:33:39 +0000 http://realtexasblog.com/?p=2077#comment-1375 Never tried Pepsi. Don't know if it will work or not. Stick with Coke. It will. Never tried Pepsi. Don’t know if it will work or not. Stick with Coke. It will.

]]> By: Ramona Werst http://realtexasblog.com/2010/01/27/bob-bullocks-beans/comment-page-1/#comment-1374 Ramona Werst Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:30:05 +0000 http://realtexasblog.com/?p=2077#comment-1374 Wow! Thanks for all the additions to the beans. As you can see by the rest of my recipes, I usually add Jalapenos to everything. I decided that since I have not been successful at making a 'Pot of Beans' to follow his recipe to the T. hahahaha I did notice that they were kinda blah...and we added salt, and some Tabasco sauce. We did eat with Honey Cornbread. I will try the Coke next time...will Pepsi work? :) Wow! Thanks for all the additions to the beans. As you can see by the rest of my recipes, I usually add Jalapenos to everything. I decided that since I have not been successful at making a ‘Pot of Beans’ to follow his recipe to the T. hahahaha I did notice that they were kinda blah…and we added salt, and some Tabasco sauce. We did eat with Honey Cornbread.

I will try the Coke next time…will Pepsi work? :)

]]> By: Warthog http://realtexasblog.com/2010/01/27/bob-bullocks-beans/comment-page-1/#comment-1373 Warthog Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:39:15 +0000 http://realtexasblog.com/?p=2077#comment-1373 My wife and I had to go to the nearby large city late yesterday afternoon. While there, we decided to have some fast food for our evening meal. Had to drive around for some time before we could find a place that wasn't so crowded that we would have to wait longer than we wanted to wait, and I'm talking about a city that has hundreds of eating places, with anything you could possibly want to eat. I know times are bad for a lot of people, but it can't be as bad for some people as some would want us to believe. Could it just be a matter of priorities? I was raised on a small country farm during the depression and post depression years. People think times now are bad. They don't know 'nutin'. Many was the time when the only thing we had to eat, for weeks at a time, (and sometimes months) was Pinto beans and cornbread from cornmeal that we ground ourselves, BUT I still love both of them and eat them often. I don't see anything special about Bullock's recipe. I've been cooking them that way for half a century. (Maybe he got his recipe from me.) I prefer to fry the bacon first, then add it and the grease from the skillet at the proper time. That serves two purposes and gives the beans a better flavor. A lot of people who try this recipe will be very disappointed since it doesn't call for any salt or salty seasonings. One of the best is fajita seasoning. Other things readers might want to try is a dash of Worcestershire Sauce, or Liquid Smoke. In my opinion, Pinto beans aren't Pinto beans without a TBSP or so of chili powder in them, and a small quantity of garlic. A chopped Jalapeno will add a nice flavor, also. And, don't forget the cornbread! BTW, about 30 minutes before the beans are done, adding a cup of Coke or Diet Coke will conquer the flatulence problems that Pintos produce. I'm Warthog here, and a RealTexas Pinto bean connoisseur. My wife and I had to go to the nearby large city late yesterday afternoon. While there, we decided to have some fast food for our evening meal. Had to drive around for some time before we could find a place that wasn’t so crowded that we would have to wait longer than we wanted to wait, and I’m talking about a city that has hundreds of eating places, with anything you could possibly want to eat. I know times are bad for a lot of people, but it can’t be as bad for some people as some would want us to believe. Could it just be a matter of priorities?

I was raised on a small country farm during the depression and post depression years. People think times now are bad. They don’t know ‘nutin’. Many was the time when the only thing we had to eat, for weeks at a time, (and sometimes months) was Pinto beans and cornbread from cornmeal that we ground ourselves, BUT I still love both of them and eat them often.

I don’t see anything special about Bullock’s recipe. I’ve been cooking them that way for half a century. (Maybe he got his recipe from me.)

I prefer to fry the bacon first, then add it and the grease from the skillet at the proper time. That serves two purposes and gives the beans a better flavor.

A lot of people who try this recipe will be very disappointed since it doesn’t call for any salt or salty seasonings. One of the best is fajita seasoning.

Other things readers might want to try is a dash of Worcestershire Sauce, or Liquid Smoke. In my opinion, Pinto beans aren’t Pinto beans without a TBSP or so of chili powder in them, and a small quantity of garlic. A chopped Jalapeno will add a nice flavor, also.

And, don’t forget the cornbread!

BTW, about 30 minutes before the beans are done, adding a cup of Coke or Diet Coke will conquer the flatulence problems that Pintos produce.

I’m Warthog here, and a RealTexas Pinto bean connoisseur.

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