Pinto beans simply seasoned with a chunk of fatback and a little salt and pepper bubbled inside a large cast-iron pot.

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For this reason I let them sit for 2 hours prior to cooking, seasoned them only with a healthy dose of quality sea salt, and used the 2-stage process steakhouses do.

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