Beans and Cornbread Recipe
Beans and Cornbread is a classic combination that provides comfort, tradition, and tasty goodness.
Ingredients
- Ingredients for Beans:
- 1 pound about 450g dried pinto beans
- 1 onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 6 cups 1.5 liters water
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Ingredients for Cornbread:
- 1 cup 120g cornmeal
- 1 cup 125g all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup 240ml milk
- 1/4 cup 60ml vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup 60g sugar (optional, for sweeter cornbread)
- 2 eggs
Instructions
- Prepare the beans
- First of all, rinse the beans with cold water to remove any dirt particle.
- In a pot, add chopped onion, beans, water and minced garlic.
- Heat the mixture until it starts boiling, then reduce the heat and cook it for around 1-1.5 hours until the beans are soft. Stir the mixture and add water as required.
- Once the beans are tender, make sure to season it with salt and pepper according to your .
- Prepare the cornbread
- Set the temperature of the oven to 200 C (400 F) and grease a baking sheet.
- In a bowl, add flour, cornmeal, salt and baking powder.
- In a separate bowl, mix vegetable oil, milk, sugar and eggs.
- Now, add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, but avoid overmixing it. Pour the batter into the baking sheet and ensure even spreading.
- Bake for around 20-25 minutes until the cornbread is brown and the toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean.