Functional Profile
Pinto beans are the first-listed dried bean in Cowboy Beans and a tinned alternative in the Spanish stew.
Handling
For Cowboy Beans, soak 112.5 g dry beans for 8–12 h and simmer until just tender; for Spanish stew, drain the tinned beans and add near the end.
Culinary Use
Keep dried and tinned forms in their respective Ingredient Uses rather than splitting the same bean into duplicate identities.