Frijoles Charros Borrachos(Drunken Beans)
This recipe for frijoles charros borrachos is my kicked up and loaded version adapted from my mom's original recipe.
Servings 8 Starter Size
Ingredients
- 11 oz bacon sliced
- 9 oz pork longaniza sausage or pork chorizo, uncooked
- 8 oz smoked ham chopped
- 1 cup diced onion
- 5-6 cloves garlic miced or to taste
- 2 large serrano chiles sliced
- 2 large roma tomatoes diced
- Handful of fresh cilantro chopped
- 5 cups pinto beans previously cooked
- 4-5 cups bean broth
- 8 oz Mexican beer
- Salt and pepper to 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.