Bill Miller Pinto Bean Recipe Access

Recreating a South Texas Icon: The Ultimate Bill Miller Pinto Bean Recipe

If you want the exact savory depth without a ham hock, use 1 teaspoon of bacon grease (save it from breakfast) plus 1/2 teaspoon of liquid smoke. Bill Miller smokes their meats in-house, and that smoky residue often finds its way into the bean pots.

Enjoy your delicious homemade Bill Miller-style pinto beans!

Mike chuckled, wiping down a table. "You know the legend. People say F.B. Miller himself buried the recipe in a time capsule under the original parking lot on Hildebrand."