Charro Bean Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Fry bacon strips in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp. With a slotted spoon, remove bacon to paper towels. Reserve 1/2 cup bacon drippings.
• Place drippings in a large pot, and warm over medium heat. Fry onions until light brown. Stir in ham and chorizo. Reserve 1 cup of beans, and add the rest to the pot, along with the chipotle and garlic.
• Mash the reserved beans, then add to the pot. Simmer beans until thick and soupy, about 30 minutes. (If the beans become too dry, stir in water). Remove chipotle and garlic, and serve.

Steps:

• 1. Fry bacon strips in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp. With a slotted spoon, remove bacon to paper towels. Reserve 1/2 cup bacon drippings. 2. Place drippings in a large pot, and warm over medium heat. Fry onions until light brown. Stir in ham and chorizo and bacon. Reserve 1 cup of beans, and add the rest to the pot, along with the chipotle and garlic. 3. Mash the reserved beans, then add to the pot. Simmer beans until thick and soupy, about 30 minutes. (If the beans become too dry, stir in water or broth). Season with salt and pepper to taste - Remove chipotle and garlic if you like, and serve. This is even better the 2nd day - so I leave in the chipotle and garlic. Enjoy!!

Steps:

• Place pinto beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let soak, 8 hours to overnight. Rinse and drain.
• Place beans in a slow cooker with just enough water to cover.
• Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until almost browned and crispy, 5 to 7 minutes. Add tomatoes, onions, bell pepper, jalapenos, cilantro, and garlic. Saute in bacon drippings for 2 minutes, then slowly pour in the beer. Add salt, pepper, chili powder, and cumin. Bring to a boil. Add this mixture to the beans and water in the slow cooker.
• Cook on Low for 8 hours. Serve.

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.

Steps:

• Rinse and pick over beans.
• Bring the beans to a boil in a large pot of water and cook over medium heat for 1½ to 2 hours until they tender but still firm.
• 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.
• Add a can of beer to bacon mixture and simmer a few additional minutes, or longer if you like your beans softer.
• Add chopped cilantro and jalapenos; combine everything in one large pot.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

• Soak the beans overnight (12 hours) in 6 cups of water. Drain and rinse the beans. Add the beans and 6 cups of water to a pot and simmer for approximately 3 hours or until tender. Add the bouillon cube to the pot. Saute the chorizo sausage and bacon over medium heat. Cook until the bacon is crisp and the sausage is cooked through. Add the onion to the pan, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes Add the garlic and serano chilies, and red pepper and cook for another 3 minutes Add the diced tomato and tomato paste to the pan and continue to simmer for 10 minutes. Add the mixture to the beans and simmer for approximately 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add salt and pepper to taste.