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Texas Style Borracho Beans

16 hr
8 hr prep
8 hr cook

Serves 8

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Dried pinto beans
  • 6 Thick cut bacon, diced or cut into lardons
  • 1 Medium fresh yellow onion, diced
  • 3 Garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tbsp Ground cumin
  • 1 tbsp Smoked paprika
  • 2 tbsp Dried oregano
  • 3 cups Chicken stock
  • 12 fl oz Mexican beer
  • 3 Bay leaf

Instructions

  1. Place beans in a large pot and cover with water by at least 3-4 inches. Add lid and soak overnight or at least 8 hours.
  2. To a sauté pan add bacon, onions and garlic. Cook 4 to 5 minutes or until onions and garlic are translucent (no need to fully cook bacon since it will be cooking 8 hours).
  3. Drain beans and rinse under cold water.
  4. Add beans to crock pot along with bacon-onion mixture, cumin, smoked paprika, and Mexican oregano. Stir to coat beans.
  5. Add chicken stock, beer and bay leaves. Set crock pot to low and cook 8 hours or until beans are tender. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition

41gCarbs
3.5gFat
16gProtein

Nutrition Facts

8 servings

  • Amount Per Serving
    Calories270
  • % Daily Value*
  • Total Fat
    • 3.5g
    • 5%
  • Saturated Fat
    • 1g
    • 5%
  • Trans Fat
    • 0g
  • Cholesterol
    • 10mg
    • 3%
  • Sodium
    • 440mg
    • 18%
  • Total Carbohydrate
    • 41g
    • 14%
  • Dietary Fiber
    • 10g
  • Sugars
    • 2g
  • Protein
    • 16g
  • Vitamin C
    • 8%
  • Calcium
    • 10%
  • Iron
    • 20%
  • Vitamin A
    • 6%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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