Frijoles Charros is my absolute favorite! It’s a complete meal with flour tortillas, cornbread, or chicharron. This traditional Mexican recipe is known for its authenticity.
Charro beans are named after the famous and traditional Mexican cowboy horsemen, called “charros”, it’s such a comforting bean soup.
Frijoles Charros. What’s in the recipe?
- Pinto Beans
- oil for cooking the beans
- salt
- onion
- tomato
- jalapeno
- Hot dogs or frankfurters
- chorizo
- cilantro
I enjoy preparing my own chorizo, which is both simple and tasty. What I appreciate most about it is its reduced greasiness compared to the store-bought chorizo in Texas, which tends to be very greasy unlike the cured chorizo. To address this, I prefer making my own. Here is the recipe for my delicious homemade chorizo: Delicious Homemade Chorizo with Eggs, Hashbrowns, and Refried Beans
I also make guacamole to go with my fajitas and here is that recipe: https://the2spoons.com/1-delicious-guacamole/.
Here’s the link for my fajitas that I served the Charro beans and guacamole with: https://the2spoons.com/easy-grilled-skirt-steak-fajitas-and-shrimp/
Fajitas, guacamole, these yummy beans, homemade flour tortillas….delicious meal.
Here’s the recipe! Enjoy!
Frijoles Charros
Equipment
- Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker, or Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 lb pinto beans, rinsed and soaked
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/2 small white onion, diced
- 1 jalapeno, removing the veins and seeds, diced
- 2 roma tomatoes, diced
- 1/2 lb bacon, sliced into 1/2 inch pieces
- 3 Frankfurter's of your choice
- 1/2 lb chorizo
- Handful of chopped cilantro
Instructions
- In a large pot add about 6 cups of water and one pound of beans. Add 1 tablespoon salt and one tablespoon oil. Cook until the beans are tender.
- While the beans are cooking, dice 1/2 of a small onion, one jalapeno and 2 roma tomatoes. Slice the bacon into small pieces and slice the 3 Frankfurters into small pieces.
- Start with sauteing the bacon until it starts to brown. Add the frankfurters and cook until they have slightly browned. Drain the excess fat and add the chorizo, cooking until it has cooked through. Then add the onions and jalapenos. Mix and cook for about a minute. Add the tomatoes and cook for another minute. Remove from the heat and set aside.
- When your beans are tender, add your mixture and a handful of cilantro. Cook for another 5 minutes. Enjoy!