Borracho Beans (drunk Beans)
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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6-8
ingredients
- 1 lb dry pinto beans
- 6 slices of thick sliced bacon, cooked and chopped
- 4 tablespoons bean seasoning
- 1⁄2 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes or (14 ounce) can fresh diced tomatoes
- 1 (12 ounce) can beer (important ingredient)
directions
- Cook bacon, drain on paper towels and chop when cooled. (I usually saute some onion in the bacon grease and put everything into the pot of beans)
- Cook beans according to instructions on package.
- After 1 and 1/2 hours of cooking beans, add bacon, bean seasonings, cilantro, tomatoes and beer.
- Cover and continue to cook for an additional 30 minutes or until beans are tender.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate overnight.
- You can add fresh jalapeno at the same time you add the tomatoes for an extra kick!
- *I use Texas Spice Company Bean Seasoning and it is sold only at all H*E*B Grocery Stores.
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Reviews
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This is a very good recipe. It would be helpful to know what a pound of dry pinto beans is as I have a 10 pound bag (not typical, I know). I am fortunate to live in Texas and so bean seasoning is available. I used Fiesta Brand Pinto Bean Seasoning. If you don't have bean seasoning available, the ingredients of that seasoning mix are garlic, onion, chili pepper, "spices" and salt. The "spices" taste like Cummin. I added a 1/4 t. of salt to this recipe. I added a couple of jalapeno or serrano peppers with the seeds into the recipe. I also used Rotel or the store brand of diced tomatoes and chili peppers. Let the heat you like determine which version. Twelve ounces of beer is a little too much if you only use 3 cups of dry beans. I added a cup of beans the second time I prepared this recipe.I did not know what 1 lb was since I have a 10 lb bag of pinto beans. I used one cup of Corona beer. It tastes better with age. By Day 4, adding a sprinkling of cheese, I was in Heaven. My son felt it was thin. He expects animal protein to be added to everything. I loved it as is. Hope this helps.
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I loved these beans. They are authentic and just like they taste in Texas! Since I don't have an HEB close to me I used - cumin, oregano, garlic & chili powder in place of the bean seasoning. For the beer - Corona! YUMMY. I also suggest soaking the beans overnight. For the bacon I used a ham bone left over from a spiral cut ham.
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I loved these beans. They are authentic and just like they taste in Texas! Since I don't have an HEB close to me I used - cumin, oregano, garlic & chili powder in place of the bean seasoning. For the beer - Corona! YUMMY. I also suggest soaking the beans overnight. For the bacon I used a ham bone left over from a spiral cut ham.
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babygirl65
Crowley, TX
I just got married on 07/07/07!! I have lived in Fort Worth, Texas for about 7 years. I have lived in Austin, Corpus Christi and I'm originally from San Angelo, Texas.
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