Too easy drunken beans
Too easy drunken beans

Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, too easy drunken beans. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Too easy drunken beans is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. Too easy drunken beans is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

For those of you who've never tried drunken beans, they are basically just that — pinto beans simmered in dark Mexican beer, bacon, onions, a handful of seasonings, and topped with cilantro. Cover, and bring to a boil. Hearty "drunken" pinto beans are cooked low and slow with bacon, beer, serrano pepper and spices for a side dish with rich and complex flavor.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have too easy drunken beans using 15 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Too easy drunken beans:
  1. Take 1 lbs. of dry pinto beans
  2. Prepare 8 C. water
  3. Take 1 smoked ham hock
  4. Get 1 lbs. of lean ground beef
  5. Prepare 2 packs onion soup mix
  6. Prepare 2 packs taco seasoning
  7. Take 2 bay leaves
  8. Prepare 1 t. chipotle powder
  9. Take 1 1/2 cans tomato sauce
  10. Make ready 1 can tomatoes w/ chili’s
  11. Prepare 1 can chopped chili’s
  12. Take 1 can stewed tomatoes
  13. Take 1 bottle a medium dark beer
  14. Get 5 inches Enough water to cover all by at least
  15. Get Garnishes: fresh pico, cheese, avocado, sour cream or creme fresh!

Add beans, beer, broth, tomato sauce, oregano and cumin; bring to a boil, stirring. And, as you can imagine, I am very fond of "Tex-mex" food. I would have to say that I was inspired by my mother when it comes to this recipe. The name "drunken" comes from both the tequila and beer that is used to simmer the beans, until tender.

Steps to make Too easy drunken beans:
  1. Remove any foreign debris and any beans that are broken. Wash beans and cover with the 8C. Of water and bring to a boil. Cook for 5 minutes and turn the heat off. Let the beans soak for an hr. w/lid. The soaked beans will double in size.
  2. Put everything in a tall pot fitted with a lid and bring to a boil and reduce the heat to medium high. Cook on medium high heat for thirty minutes and then reduce the heat again to medium and continue to cook for another thirty minutes. Reduce the heat again to medium low and cook for another 5 or 6 hours until beans are tender but not mushy.
  3. Enjoy! Serve over rice to make a complete meal. Maybe bake some cornbread, too!

These beans do not taste boozy, at all. Instead, the beans had a complex flavor that was outstanding. There is a generous amount of cilantro as well. I absolutely loved this recipe, and will be making these during our summer barbecue months. Don't forget the squeeze of fresh.

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