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Frijoles Charros (Charro Beans)

Name: Frijoles Charros (Charro Beans)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 slices bacon; 8 oz Mexican pork chorizo; 1 white onion; 1 jalapeño; 2 cloves garlic; 2 Roma tomatoes; 3 cans pinto beans; 1 cup chicken broth; 1 tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp dried oregano; salt; ¼ cup chopped cilantro

Pinto beans simmered with bacon, chorizo, tomato and jalapeño. A side that eats like a meal.

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Prep: 15 min
Cook: 40 min
Serves: 8
Difficulty: Easy

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Ingredients

4 slicesbacon, chopped
8 ozMexican pork chorizo, casing removed
1white onion, diced
1jalapeño, diced (seeded for less heat)
2 clovesgarlic, minced
2Roma tomatoes, diced
3 canspinto beans, 15 oz each, with their liquid
1 cupchicken broth
1 tspground cumin
½ tspdried oregano
salt, to taste
¼ cupchopped cilantro

Method

In a large pot over medium heat, cook the bacon until crisp, about 6 minutes.
Add the chorizo and cook, breaking it up, for 5 minutes.
Add the onion and jalapeño and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic for 1 minute, then the tomatoes for 3 minutes.
Stir in the beans with their liquid, the broth, cumin and oregano. Simmer uncovered for 25–30 minutes, until slightly thickened.
Season with salt and stir in the cilantro. Serve in bowls with plenty of the broth.

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