– Rinse the pinto beans with water. – Remove any stone pieces or dirt pieces from the pintos. – Soak the pintos in a covered dish of water in the refrigerator overnight.
– Drain the water off. – Put all of the ingredients (except the beer and salt) into the slow cooker. – Gently stir the ingredients together.
– Cook the pinto mixture for 7 hours in slow cooker using low heat. – Then, add the beer and the ½ cup of chopped cilantro to the slow cooker. – Salt the pinto mixture to taste.
– Cook for another hour. – Garnish with the cooked pinto mixture with the remaining cilantro. Then serve.