Cooked tepary beans with onion and chile
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A contemporary preparation of already cooked tepary beans, softened onion and a little fresh chile.
About 20 minutes, using already cooked beans (editorial estimate) · 4 side servings (editorial estimate)
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- 480 g fully cooked tepary beans, drained, with 150 ml cooking liquid reserved; alternatively use 150 ml water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 small fresh green chile, deseeded and finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- Salt, to taste
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- 01
Begin with fully cooked, tender tepary beans. This recipe does not give a method for cooking dried beans.
- 02
Warm the oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and chile and cook for 6–8 minutes until softened.
- 03
Add the cooked beans and reserved cooking liquid or water. Simmer gently for 8–10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until hot throughout.
- 04
Stir in the lime juice, taste and season with salt. Serve hot.
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Tepary bean Phaseolus acutifolius A.Gray →Onion Allium cepa →Chile · Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum L. →Places in the pantry
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A contemporary preparation of already cooked tepary beans, softened onion and a little fresh chile.
Editorially checked for ingredient/method consistency. Not independently kitchen-tested by Herbologium. Source-reported and editorially estimated times are labeled separately.
This is an AI-assisted editorial preparation. Its formula and timing have not been validated in a Herbologium kitchen trial.
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Begin with fully cooked tepary beans. The linked Sonoran readings document particular communities; this contemporary preparation is not presented as a traditional O’odham recipe.
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Tepary bean
A bean with a place in contemporary community seedkeeping.
Plant profile№ 08Onion
A pantry beginning: sliced, softened, and shared across innumerable pots.
Chile · Capsicum annuum
A fruit whose variety and preparation deserve their own names.