Boracho Bean Soup Or Frijoles A La Charra Restaurant Style Recipes

BORACHO BEAN SOUP OR FRIJOLES A LA CHARRA (RESTAURANT STYLE)

Steps:

• 1. In a pot, cook pinto beans with enough water to cover and salt for approximately 4 hours, until done. Set aside.
• 2. Put (cut up) bacon pieces in skillet and fry until half done.
• 3. Add onion, jalapeno, cilantro, Ro-tel tomatoes (undrained) and saute approximately 4 minutes over medium heat.
• 4. Add to cooked pinto beans and blend. Serve hot.
• Please note that you can omit the Jalapeno pepper if you add the Ro-Tel tomatoes, since Ro-tel has Jalapeno in it.
• You can also add all ingredients (dry beans, etc.) to crockpot and cook on high for approximately 6 hours.
• This is the closest recipe I've found to the Restaurant-Style Mexican Boracho Beans that I like so much (Anita).
• CAN BE FROZEN.

BORRACHO BEANS

Steps:

• Sort through the beans. Look for small rocks and debris.
• Place in a large bowl and rinse several times. Lift beans out by hand into a clean bowl of water. Do not pour beans as there may be sand and debris at the bottom of rinse bowl.
• Fill bowl with water and soak beans overnight. Drain off soaking water.
• In a large soup pot, bring 3 quarts of water to a boil and add beans & beer.
• Lower heat to simmer, cover pan and cook about 2 hours.
• When the beans are light brown and soft, add salt, garlic and serrano peppers.
• In a skillet over medium-high heat, fry bacon pieces and onion until bacon is crisp. Add to beans.
• Lastly, add the cilantro and fresh tomatoes. Simmer for another hour. (either peel the tomatoes first or skim off bits of peel as they float to the top during cooking.).
• Serve with flour or corn tortillas. Cornbread is great, too!
• *If you are too busy to babysit a pot of beans, after the overnight soak, simmer in your crock pot; 3 cups of beans for a large crock pot, 2 cups of beans for a smaller crock pot. Cooking time for pre-soaked beans = 5-6 hours on low heat.".

DON PABLO'S FRIJOLES A LA CHARRA

Steps:

• Saute bacon, jalapeno and onion until well browned.
• Add the beans, tomato and spices.
• Bring to a boil and add cilantro.
• Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes.

BORRACHO BEANS OR DRUNKEN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a soup kettle fry the bacon until barely slightly crispy.
• Add remaining ingredients and simmer about 30 - 40 minutes over medium heat until all the vegetables are tender and the broth is slightly thickened.
• Garnish with a bit of chopped cilantro before serving.