Charro bean recipe ??

[guitartex]

Anyone have a good recipe for Charro beans ??

Thanks

 

[Idahorn2]

A pound of pinto beans
6 Cups water,
1 bottle of beer, optional
1/2 pound salt pork, sliced
2 Cups chopped tomatoes
1 Cup chopped onion
2 whole serranos
2 jalapenos
2 cloves garlic, sliced
1 teaspoon salt
Chopped cilantro for garnish

Soak beans overnite, drain.
Add water to beans and salt pork, bring to a boil, then simmer for an hour or so.
Add salt, garlic, peppers, onion, and tomatoes and cook for two hours or so. Add water and/or up to one bottle of beer to keep it liquid.
You can take some or all of the peppers out before serving if you want to minimize the casualties. Sprinkle on some cilantro if you are garnish-oriented.

 

[longhornbell]

When adding water to the beans during cooking, add warm to hot water. Adding cold water makes the beans break apart.

 

[Idahorn2]

I agree on adding cold/warm water. I also like some of the beans broken up (same with black-eyed peas) because it makes better pot likker.

 

[dfw75201]

I soak overnight and then put in a slow cooker with some cut up salt pork and a few garlic cloves for a very long time, like all day. I like em very soft, so that the end result is soup-like. Before serving, I make a cooked salsa of tomatoes, onions, cilanto and serrano peppers. I add the sala to the beans and let simmer for a while, but not too long. They are pretty much done at this point and they are killer.

 

[brntorng]

The best ever (just made them again last week):

Charro Beans

1 pound dried pinto beans
8 cups water
6 bacon strips, chopped
2 large onions, chopped
4 fresh jalapenos, stemmed, seeded and chopped
6 garlic cloves, minced
4 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1/2 bunch cilantro, stemmed and chopped
1 tsp ground cumin
1 12 oz can beer (optional)
1/2 chicken bullion cube (optional)
salt

Sort the beans to remove any foreign objects and bad or broken beans. Place beans in a large pot, cover with water, and soak overnight. Drain water and add 8 cups fresh water. Bring to a boil and simmer beans for 1 1/2 hours. Add water, if necessary, to keep beans covered.

Fry bacon until about half cooked, not crisp. Remove bacon and add to pot. Sauté onions and peppers in bacon grease until partially cooked. Add garlic and sauté briefly. Add onions, peppers, garlic, and tomatoes to pot and simmer for 1 hour. Add cilantro and cumin and simmer for 30 minutes. Add room temperature beer and return to simmer or add chicken bullion (optional). Salt to taste.

Serves 6.