{"id":5812,"slug":"spanish-beans","title":"Spanish beans.","description":"From The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book (1919) by Victor Hirtzler.","ingredients_raw":["One pint of red kidney beans","one pint of tomatoes","one onion chopped fine","one clove of garlic","one tablespoonful of oil","one-half pound of bacon or pork","one-half pound of beef cut in dices","one tablespoonful of powdered Spanish pepper","a little salt and pepper","one tablespoonful of corn meal","water"],"ingredients_norm":["red kidney bean","tomato","onion chopped fine","garlic","oil","bacon or pork","beef cut in dice","powdered spanish pepper","little salt and pepper","corn meal","water"],"steps":["Soak the beans over night, parboil, and drain.","Add the tomatoes, onion, garlic, meat, etc., season with salt and pepper, and pour in enough water to keep it from being too sticky, or thick.","Cook slowly all day, or until the meat is tender, and the beans thoroughly cooked.","About half an hour before serving add the Spanish pepper, and a tablespoonful of corn meal.","The cooking may be finished in a fireproof dish, in the oven, if preferred."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39550","source_ref":"pg:39550:w99:2","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":1.0,"content_hash":"d103ef2a82b4e5f5660c6af5cdbd99f8062f1db79ccd080b970b83a79ecf54f6","created_at":"2026-08-02T16:46:31Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:32Z","notice":"Historical recipe (1919), reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/spanish-beans"}