Puerto Rican Style Stewed Pinto Beans - National Health Association

Ingredients

• 2 cups pre-soaked dried pinto beans (see Notes)
• 3 cups water
• 1 cup pumpkin squash (my favorite is Kabocha squash)
• 1-2 chopped carrots
• 1 bunch chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 scallions/green onions
• 3 chopped culantro (recao) leaves (see Note above)
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 2 crushed garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
• ¼ teaspoon ground coriander
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin