Frijoles Charros

Frijoles

In Mexico, beans are common accompaniments to meat or breakfast dishes. Frijoles charros consist of pinto beans cooked with bacon, onion, and garlic. Some recipes add sausage and tomatoes, and additional spices such as cumin or cilantro. Recipe Serving: Serves 6

Prep Time

5 minutes
+ 8 hours resting

Cook Time

6 hours 30 minutes

Total Time

14 hours 35 minutes

Vegetarian

Vegan

Gluten Free

Dairy Free

Kosher

Halal

Ingredients

2 lbs (900 g) pinto beans, soaked overnight
6 cups (1.5 liters) water
4 cloves garlic
2 tsp (10 ml) salt
2 medium white onions
2 tomatoes, diced
1/2 lb (230 g) bacon
chipotle pepper powder, to taste

Directions

Cover beans with water. Add garlic and salt, and simmer in a pot or slow cooker for 1 1/2 hours.
Cook bacon in skillet and drain half of the fat.
Cook onion in the bacon fat until tender. Add tomatoes.
Add the bacon, onions, and tomato to the beans. Stir well and cover, cooking for about 4 hours on low heat.
Add chipotle powder to taste and continue cooking until beans are tender.