Best Texas Borracho Beans Recipes

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SOUTH TEXAS BORRACHO BEANS



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These are my favorite Borracho-style beans. I've made them for tailgating and as part of a BBQ menu.

Provided by CAL

Categories     Side Dish     Beans and Peas

Time 10h

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 pound dried pinto beans
½ pound bacon
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon garlic powder
1 (12 fluid ounce) bottle dark lager-style beer (such as Shiner Bock®)
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 fresh jalapeno pepper

Steps:

  • Place pinto beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water. Soak beans 8 hours to overnight.
  • Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crispy, about 10 minutes. Remove bacon slices to a plate lined with paper towel to drain, reserving the bacon drippings. Chop the bacon.
  • Drain and rinse pinto beans; transfer to a large pot. Pour enough water over the beans to cover by several inches Stir salt and garlic powder into the water; bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium-low. Add bacon, reserved bacon drippings, beer, cilantro, green onions, diced tomatoes, and jalapeno pepper to the water; bring mixture to a simmer and cook until the beans are completely tender, 90 minutes to 2 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 363 calories, Carbohydrate 52.4 g, Cholesterol 13.6 mg, Fat 6.4 g, Fiber 17.7 g, Protein 21.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 1011.8 mg, Sugar 3.4 g

ONE-POT TEXAS BORRACHO BEANS



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I got this recipe from a coworker whose wife made borracho beans for a work function. They are easy to make and go great as a side dish with BBQ or Mexican food.

Provided by Lori

Categories     Side Dish

Time 50m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

6 ounces bacon, roughly chopped
1 yellow onion, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
2 cups chicken stock
1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 cup water
1 green onion, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro, or more to taste
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon ground dried chipotle pepper

Steps:

  • Place bacon in a 2-quart pot. Cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove some bacon grease, as needed, to keep from boiling the bacon. Drain bacon slices on paper towels.
  • Add onion to the pot; saute in the remaining bacon grease until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add chopped jalapeno; saute until starting to soften, about 2 minutes.
  • Add the bacon, pinto beans, tomatoes, water, green onion, cilantro, salt, garlic powder, and chipotle to the onion mixture. Bring to a slow boil; reduce heat to medium. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is hot and flavors meld, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 120.4 calories, Carbohydrate 12.5 g, Cholesterol 10.5 mg, Fat 4.5 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 891.6 mg, Sugar 2.9 g

TEXAS BORRACHO BEANS



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Categories     Bean

Yield 1 Pot

Number Of Ingredients 12

Soaked pinto beans
8c. water
1/2 lb. bacon, cooked
1 can tomatoes, undrained
2 med. onions
2 cloves garlic
1 can diced green chiles mild)
or several chopped jalapeno peppers (hotter)
1 t. chile powder
1 t. cumin
1/4 c. cilantro
2 limes

Steps:

  • Put water into pot with soaked beans and simmer 1 hour. Add cooked bacon and 2T. drippings, and everything else but limes. Simmer, partially covered, 3 hours or until beans are very tender. Add a little more water and cover completely if too much liquid evaporates. WHEN BEANS ARE DONE, add salt to taste. Squeeze lime juice in at end of cooking.

SOUTH TEXAS BORRACHO BEANS



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"These are my favorite Borracho-style beans. I've made them for tailgating and as part of a BBQ menu."

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 pound dried pinto beans
1/2 pound bacon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 (12 fluid ounce) bottle dark lager-style beer (such as Shiner Bock®)
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 fresh jalapeno pepper

Steps:

  • Place pinto beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water. Soak beans 8 hours to overnight.
  • Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crispy, about 10 minutes. Remove bacon slices to a plate lined with paper towel to drain, reserving the bacon drippings. Chop the bacon.
  • Drain and rinse pinto beans; transfer to a large pot. Pour enough water over the beans to cover by several inches Stir salt and garlic powder into the water; bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium-low. Add bacon, reserved bacon drippings, beer, cilantro, green onions, diced tomatoes, and jalapeno pepper to the water; bring mixture to a simmer and cook until the beans are completely tender, 90 minutes to 2 hours.

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