De's Easy Drunken Beans. That's right, today we're talking drunken beans. No wonder these easy recipes are a family fave when it's time for dinner. They feature delicious ideas for chicken, beef, and pork, and we'd never forget · Homemade Refried Beans!
Preparing beans from scratch is one of the least expensive ways to stay full and healthy. Dr Maoshing Ni, in his article "The Healthy Benefits of Beans and Legumes," states that. Hearty "drunken" pinto beans are cooked low and slow with bacon, beer, serrano pepper and spices for a side dish with rich and complex flavor. You can cook De's Easy Drunken Beans using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of De's Easy Drunken Beans
- Prepare of dried pinto beans, well rinsed and picked through.
- It's of Mexican beer (or whatever is on hand).
- You need of Ham Hock.
- You need of Slices of smoked bacon, chopped.
- It's of Onion roughly chopped.
- You need of Jalapeños, seeded and chopped.
- It's of Chipotle seasoned stewed tomatoes.
- It's of diced Green Chilis.
- It's of Minced Garlic.
- Prepare of Pinto beans seasoning, I use a couple generous shakes.
- It's of water, covering beans.
- You need of Chicken bouillon cube, low sodium.
- Prepare of garlic powder - optional.
- It's of sea salt.
- Prepare of black pepper.
This makes a wickedly delicious big batch. Today we're making Drunken Beans, a.k.a Frijoles Borrachos. They are beyond easy to make, especially because we are using the Instant Pot. I often cook these beans (a 'drunken' version) for my family, and the aroma keeps her close to my soul, even years after she has past.
De's Easy Drunken Beans instructions
- Spray your crockpot with cooking spray generously. Rinse and pick through the beans well..
- Cut onion rougly. Rinse, deseed, I leave half of the seeds in, and cut Jalapeños, mince garlic, rougly chop bacon..
- Pour ALL ingredients into crockpot, add enough water to cover beans (we like a lot of the juice so I make sure the beans have an extra 1-2, 3-5 inches of water). Now turn on high 4-5 hrs or on low 6-8 hrs OR until beans are tender, still slightly firm, but not mushy. I've learned that every crock pot is a little different in cooking times..
- Ok, I admit it, I taste the juice every so....well...frequently, to make sure the spices are mixing well and that I've added enough. The recipe is a basic go to and i usually end up adding more pinto bean seasoning and garlic powder..
- Remove the ham hock when it starts separating from the bone. You can add salt and pepper to taste right before serving, the boullion cube and ham hock can add a salty taste. If desired, Serve with toppings of your choice. (I serve with sweet homemade corn bread.) Don't forget to let me know what ya think!.
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