Pinto Bean Soup
1 lb. pinto beans
1/2 gallon water
1 can tomato puree
1 clove garlic
1 tbsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 tbsp. chili powder
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp. hot sauce
1/4 cup milk
2 tbsp. wheat flour
Wash beans thoroughly and soak overnight in water. Use this
water for cooking. Add tomato puree, salt, pepper, garlic, chili
powder, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce. Simmer over low
heat until beans are tender. Add wheat flour to milk to make a
paste and add to bean mixture. Continue cooking until the soup
is of the desired consistancy.
Rita Yuvonne Phillips