Name: Frijoles Borrachos (Drunken Beans) Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 4 bacon slices; 1 small white onion; 1 Jalapeno; 4 garlic cloves; 12 oz Mexican beer; 15 oz pinto beans; 1 tbsp brown sugar; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp chili powder; 1 tsp salt; ½ tsp cumin; 1 tbsp lime juice; ¼ cup fresh cilantro

Frijoles Borrachos (Drunken Beans) Recipe

drunken beans (frijoles borrachos) recipe

How To Make Frijoles Borrachos (Drunken Beans)

A filling bowl of frijoles borrachos makes the perfect meal for those cold winter nights! It’s simmered in beer and comes with bacon for extra flavor.

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 25 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

4bacon slices,uncooked, diced
1small white onion,finely diced
1jalapeño,stemmed, seeded and diced
4garlic cloves,minced
12ozMexican beer,dark, like Negra Modelo
15ozpinto beans,rinsed and drained
1tbspbrown sugar
1tspdried oregano
1tspchili powder
1tspsalt
½tspcumin
1tbsplime juice,fresh
¼cupfresh cilantro,chopped

Instructions

Cook the bacon in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat until crispy, stirring occasionally.
Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon, then transfer them to a separate plate. Set aside.
Reserve 1 tablespoon of the bacon grease in the sauté pan, discarding the extra.
Add the onion and jalapeno, then sauté for 5 minutes or until the onion is soft and translucent.
Add the garlic, then sauté for an additional 1 to 2 minutes until fragrant.
Add the beer, beans, brown sugar, oregano, chili powder, salt and cumin, then stir to combine.
Continue cooking until the beans reach a simmer.
Reduce the heat to medium-low, then continue simmering uncovered for about 15 minutes.
Stir in the bacon and lime juice.
Serve the beans topped with fresh cilantro, and enjoy!