Frijoles Charros

Savor a bowl of Frijoles Charros, a traditional Mexican dish made with beans, sausage, chorizo, and vegetables.
Ingredients
- 6 cups Cooked bayo beans in broth
- 1/4 Onion (diced)
- 2 cloves Garlic (chopped)
- 9 ozs Chorizo
- 14 ozs Sausage for grilling
- 9 ozs Bacon (diced)
- 2 1/2 cups Tomato (diced)
- 2 Serrano Chilis (finely chopped)
- 1 cup Cilantro (finely chopped)
Instructions
- 1
--- Chop Veggies and Prepare the Meat ---
- 2
Dice the bacon, remove the casing and shred the chorizo.
- 3
Slice the sausage into ¼ inch rounds.
- 4
Dice the tomato and onion.
- 5
Finely chop the garlic and chilis.
- 6
--- Cook the Meat, Veggies and Beans ---
- 7
Heat a pot over high heat. Add the bacon and cook until the fat is released.
- 8
Next, add the chorizo to the bacon and grease. Stir and cook for two minutes.
- 9
Stir the sausage into the pot and cook for two to three minutes.
- 10
Sprinkle the onion into the pot, stir, lower the heat to medium, and cook for one minute.
- 11
Add the serrano chilis to the pot, stir to combine, and cook for one minute.
- 12
Next, sprinkle in the garlic, stir, and cook for a minute.
- 13
Spoon the diced tomatoes into the pot and simmer until the tomatoes release their juices and the liquid reduces slightly.
- 14
Next, spoon in the beans, stir, and cook for 10 minutes over medium heat. No need to cover, but be sure the liquid doesn’t reduce too far down.
- 15
--- Serve and Eat ---
- 16
Ladle your frijoles charros into a bowl and top with freshly chopped cilantro.
- 17
Serve with warm corn tortillas.
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