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Title: Frijoles A La Charra (Hot Bean Soup)
Categories: Mexican, Soups
Yield: 1 Batch

1 Jalapeno; chopped
1 Onion; chopped
1 Tomato; chopped
2 Cilantro sprigs; chopped
1 ts Pepper
1 ts Cumin
6 sl Bacon; cooked; well done,
- chopped
2 tb Bagin drippings

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2 c Pinto beans
5 sl Bacon
1 Onion; quartered
1 ts Garlic salt
1 tb Red chili powder (optional)

Frijoles:

Clean and rinse beans in a large soup pot. Fill pot with water, add
onion, bacon, and salt. Cover and cook over moderate
temperature--checking often and adding water when needed. Cook until
beans are tender--at least 1 hour or more. Add 1 tb of red chili
powder for a spicier flavor. Set aside.

Soup:

In a skillet have about 2 tb bacon drippings. Mix in other
ingredients--saute until soft. Add 1/2 cup of liquid from the beans
and bring to a boil. Add this prepared salsa to the cooked beans and
simmer all for 30 more minutes. Serve with warm tortillas or Mexican
corn bread.

Frijoles Borrachos:

Make as above, but add one can of beer.

Recipe by South of the Border Tex-Mex Cookin by Les Blair, 1995

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