Borracho Beans

Total Time: 6 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• 7 cups of soaked pinto beans
• 8 cups water
• 1 -2 tablespoon ground cumin
• 2 -3 tablespoons of hot mexican chili powder
• 1 clove of minced garlic
• 12 ounces of mexican dark
• 12 ounces of uncooked thick sliced bacon
• 1/4 of finely chopped onion
• 1 cup of chopped tomato
• 1 cup of chopped cilantro
• 1 -2 chopped jalapeno
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 soak pinto beans in bowl of hot water overnight.
• 2 after your beans have soaked overnight, proceed to take out your crock pot.
• 3 if you are using the slow cooker liners then line your crock pot.
• 4 place all ingredients into the crock pot except the tomatoes, onion, bacon, and cilantro.
• 5 turn crock pot on highest setting until beans turn light brown. this generally takes about 4 to 5 hours depending on the crock pot.
• 6 prior to the beans turning light brown cut the uncooked thick sliced bacon into one inch pieces.
• 7 place the one inch pieces of bacon in a skillet and cook with the ¼ of the finely chopped onion.
• 8 once bacon and onion are fully cooked and beans are light brown place bacon, onions and any drippings into the crock pot.
• 9 add ½ of the tomatoes and cilantro and switch to crock pot cooking to low for about an hour.
• 10 once you are ready to serve, add the remainder of the tomatoes and cilantro.