Recipe: To Try At Home My Easy Charro Beans

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My Easy Charro Beans. No forks or spoons required, just easy-to-pick-up party foods, so you can clean up in no time. Serve with warm tortillas or cornbread. Place beans in a slow cooker with just enough water to cover.

The recipe, thoughts, and opinions are mine.

Would you like any meat in the recipe?

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You can cook My Easy Charro Beans using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of My Easy Charro Beans

1. Prepare 4 oz of bacon.

2. It’s 1 cup of white onion finely chopped.

3. It’s 1 tbsp of garlic 4-8 cloves (minced).

4. Prepare 1 of jalapeno or 1 cup of sliced jalapenos.

5. You need 1 (14.5 oz) of can diced tomatoes UNDRAINED.

6. You need 1/2 cup of fresh cilantro.

7. You need 15 oz of can pinto beans UNDRAINED.

8. It’s 1 of bay leaf.

9. You need 1/2 tsp of black pepper to taste.

10. You need 1/8 tsp of salt to taste.

Charro beans is a Mexican style soup, consisting of pinto beans submerged in a broth full of amazing flavors.

The flavors come from many different types of meat like beef franks, chorizo, ham, and bacon.

Charro beans, or "cowboy beans" in English (or "frijoles charros" in Spanish), are Mexican-style pinto beans cooked in a broth made from bacon, onions, garlic, chipotle peppers, tomatoes and other delicious spices.

The beans are simmered in the flavorful broth until the liquid has reduced and thickened, resulting in a rich and.

My Easy Charro Beans step by step

1. In a medium pot chop up bacon in small pieces and brown in pot for about 3 minutes..

2. Add the chopped onion, stir well and often with the bacon until the onions begin cook about 6 mins..

3. Add the garlic and jalapenos. Stir constantly so the garlic doesnt burn but does brown and everything becomes aromatic..

4. Add the canned tomatoes with juices and half cilantro, scrapping the bottom of the pan to get all the stuck on bits up..

5. Add the undrained beans, black pepper and bay leaves..

6. Bring to a high simmer over medium heat. Stir occasionally..

7. Once bubbling, reduce heat to low and taste for seasoning. If needed, add salt but just a little at a time..

8. Cover and keep warm for about 20 minutes. This gives the flavors time to combine together..

Before the beans are done, fry the bacon in a large skillet until halfway cooked.

Add garlic, tomatoes, onions, and green pepper; continue cooking with bacon until the bacon crisp.

While traditionally served as a side dish, these charro beans are nearly hearty enough to be a meal on their own and I make on-the-fly meals with them all the time.

I usually reserve half of the batch to make a bean puree for some bean-n-cheese tostadas.

Add the charro beans and some broth to a blender or food processor and give it a whirl.