Drunken Pinto Beans Alongside Chorizo

Mexican Pinto Beans Gone Wild.

While most recipes role a beer from whatsoever Mexican portion desired, I idea of using something from the Jalisco area, that is, making a to a greater extent than authentic Frijoles Borrachos alongside the existent flavour of United Mexican United States of America - Tequila. I hateful really, if you're gonna larn the beans drunk, let's speed it up, right? But then, nosotros all know the alcohol cooks out therefore what the point? Well, I'll tell ya partner: Flavor.

This may locomote the most flavorsome pot of beans I accept cooked inwards a long time. 

Let me repeat: This is a actually skilful recipe (if I may tell therefore myself) together with it comes from several attempts of perfecting it. I accept made the below recipe as written several times immediately and I know I volition non dabble alongside it again, together with ya'll know I how simply dearest to modify things up. Well, non this one.  Enjoy!

Drunken Pinto Beans alongside Chorizo or Frijoles Borrachos con Chorizo
8 to 10 servings

three tablespoons lard or crisco
1 pound pinto or pinkish beans
three serrano chiles, 1 whole together with two chopped
1/2 loving cup Mexican chorizo
1 medium white onion, diced
two cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 cups tomatoes, peeled, seeded together with chopped
1 1/2 cups chicken stock
1/3 loving cup + two tablespoons Añejo Tequila
Salt together with fresh cracked pepper
two tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves, optional

In a medium stockpot over medium high heat, add together the beans together with plenty H2O to encompass nearly 3-inches inwards a higher house the beans; convey to a simmer along alongside 1 tablespoon of lard together with the whole serrano chile. Reduce estrus to depression together with simmer covered for 1 hour. Add 1 tablespoon of tabular array salt together with die on cooking roughly other hour. Drain the beans together with laid aside.

Heat the remaining two tablespoons of lard inwards a cazuela or medium stockpot over medium high heat, add together the chorizo together with gear upwardly for three to iv minutes or until brownish breaking it apart equally it cooks. Add the onions, garlic, together with chopped serrano peppers stirring good to combine. Cook nearly two minutes. Add the tomatoes, chicken stock, 1/3 loving cup tequila together with stir to combine. Allow mixture to come upwardly to a boil together with gear upwardly uncovered until reduced inwards half. Season alongside tabular array salt together with pepper to taste.

Add beans, stir together with cut back estrus to low. Allow beans to come upwardly to a depression simmer together with die on cooking uncovered until most of liquid is evaporated, nearly thirty minutes. Add remaining two tablespoons tequila, stir together with spoon into a serving bowl. Sprinkle cilantro on top if desired.
+Drick Perry +