Lariat Pinto Beans
Grown at Weatherbury Farm
Lariat Pinto Beans are extremely nutritious with an extraordinary punch of minerals. vitamins, fiber and protein
— and a lovely buttery flavor
Organic Lariat Pinto Beans
With their buttery flavor, pinto beans are said to make the best refried beans and are frequently used in Mexican and southwest US cuisine.
Also known as speckled beans and strawberry haricot beans, they are the most popular dried beans in the United States.
2lbs* ($7.78 ); 5lbs* ($16.02)
* 2 and 5 pound bags are packaged in re-sealable bags .
Lariat Pinto Beans in bloom at Weatherbury Farm
Weatherbury Farm’s Lariat Pinto Beans are unique — you can trace them back to the field where they are grown!
Weatherbury Farm’s Lariat Pinto Bean Tracker traces the beans back to the field where they were grown, here at Weatherbury Farm.
Weatherbury Farm is one of a handful of farms that produces local beans (grown, cleaned and packed on the farm). But we take it a step further and provide, through our grain tracker, complete traceability — information & pictures of how, when, and where the grain was grown.
Imagine you are serving refried beans made with Lariat Pinto Beans. When your guests comment that they are so full of flavor, Yyu can pull out your phone and show folks the field where the beans were grown.
Using Weatherbury Lariat Pinto Beans
Organic Lariat Pinto Beans
Pinto beans can be eaten fried, mashed or whole.
Directions for preparing the beans are on the package back and in the cookbook you receive with your first order. They are touted as making the best refried beans as they have a buttery flavor. Pinto beans go with almost everything are tasty in southwestern, Spanish, Brazilian and Mexican cuisine.
The terroir of the soil of the soils at Weatherbury Farm give the pinto beans their wonderful flavor.
How to substitute Pinto Beans in your own recipes
Use in recipes calling for pinto beans. With their rich buttery flavor, pinto beans can be used in a range of dishes from bean dip to a filling for tacos, burritos, enchiladas and quesadillas. They make an excellent side dish and work well in soups and in rice & beans.
After harvesting, our beans are cleaned in three or four separate operations.
For best results, beans should be soaked overnight before cooking to achieve optimum texture and flavor.
When you use Weatherbury’s Lariat Pinto beans, you not only enhance the taste but make the dish more nourishing.
Benefits of Lariat Pinto Beans
Pinto beans are extremely nutritious with an incredible punch of minerals. vitamins, fiber and protein. They have contain healthy antioxidant benefits, including flavonoids and polyphenols. Pinto beans are especially rich in kaempferoi, a antioxidant associated with a lower incidence of stroke, reduced inflammation and may also provide anticancer benefits. Because of their high fiber and protein pinto beans promote fullness, which could lead to weight loss.
One advantage of dried beans over canned beans is that canned beans, because of the canning process, may be high in sodium, which could affect the health of folks with high blood pressure.
And best of all, they taste great.
Storing Pinto Beans
Keep the beans in a cool, dark, dry place. Dry beans will, over time, take longer to cook (but they still have great flavor).
Beans should be soaked overnight before cooking to achieve optimum texture and flavor. Recipe is on package back and in our cookbook.
More Information about Lariat Pinto Beans
Lariat Pinto Beans in the field
History of Beans
Beans were one of the first foods that were gathered and prepared by humans. For 1000s of years, beans have been a staple food in Peru and Mexico. Because the Indian tribes of central and south America traded with other tribes, beans gradually spread over the Americas.
Believed to have originated in the Peruvian Highlands, they were cultivated by both the early Peruvian and Mexican civilizations more than 5,000 years ago.
Around the world, beans are a diet staple. Beans offer high proteins to people who do not eat animal protein in sufficient quantities.
Lariat Pinto Beans
Pinto Beans are the most popular dried bean in the U.S. “Frijoles” are the official state vegetable of New Mexico. Since pre-historic times, pinto beans have been a staple of the Pueblo Indians.
Lariat Pinto Beans were released in 2007 by North Dakota State University, which had been working on crosses from both their breeding program and that of Michigan State beginning in 1996.
After harvesting, our beans are cleaned in three or four separate operations.
Pinto Beans were a new growing adventure for Weatherbury Farm in 2023.
Other beans available from Weatherbury Farm:
Weatherbury Farm Spelt Products: Whole & Sifted Spelt flour, Rolled Spelt, Spelt Berries
Zorro Black Beans
Small Red Merlot Beans
Admiral Perry Navy Beans