This recipe for frijoles charros borrachos is my kicked up and loaded version adapted from my mom's original recipe.
Course Beans, Side Dish, Soup
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 25 minutesminutes
Cook Time 35 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour
Servings 8Starter Size
Ingredients
11ozbaconsliced
9ozpork longaniza sausage or pork chorizo, uncooked
8ozsmoked hamchopped
1cupdiced onion
5-6clovesgarlicmiced or to taste
2large serrano chilessliced
2large roma tomatoesdiced
Handful of fresh cilantrochopped
5cupspinto beanspreviously cooked
4-5cupsbean broth
8ozMexican beer
Salt and pepperto taste
Lime for garnish
More cilantro chopped for garnish
Instructions
In a large pot, preheat a drizzle of oil for a minute. Add bacon, longaniza and ham. Cook for 10 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated.
Add the onion and serrano. Saute for 5 minutes.
Mix in the garlic and saute for 1 more minute. Mix in the cilantro and then the diced tomatoes. Let the tomatoes cook down for 5-6 minutes.
Mix in 5 cups of pinto beans with the 4-5 cups of bean broth, depending on how soupy you like them. Pour in 1 cup of Mexican beer. Stir well to combine. When It comes up to a boil, taste for salt. Stir in pepper, to taste and adjust salt to your liking. Let it simmer for 15 minutes. Yields up to 8 starter servings
Notes
Did you know that you could freeze beans? I freeze them in 2 cup portions in quart size freezer bags, flat.