Ingredients:
- 3 cups Camellia Brand Pinto Beans, rinsed and soaked overnight
- 12 cups water
- 12 ounces dark Mexican beer
- 1 pound bacon, chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 large garlic cloves, minced
- Salt to taste
- 1 Serrano pepper, seeded, deveined and chopped
- 2 Roma tomatoes, chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- Corn tortillas
Directions:
- Combine beans, water and beer in a large pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
- Fry bacon and onion in a medium-sized frying pan over medium heat. Cook until bacon is crispy.
- Add garlic, salt, Serrano pepper, and bacon and onion mixture to the beans. Simmer beans for 1 additional hour.
- Remove beans from heat. Stir in chopped tomatoes and cilantro, and serve with warm corn tortillas.
Ericka Sanchez is the creator and recipe developer at the award-winning www.NibblesandFeasts.com, a bilingual blog created to share traditional Mexican family recipes and modern dishes with a Latin twist.