Frijoles Charros
A traditional Mexican beef stew
Ingredients
- 1 lbs bacon
- 1 lbs hotdogs
- ½ lbs ground beef
- 1 tbs oil
- 8 cups frijoles de la olla with the bean broth
- ½ white onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 4 jalapeño peppers
- 2-3 plump tomatoes
- half a ramo of cilantro
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400f, in the meantime line bacon on a cookie sheet. Bake for about 10 minutes.
- Place frijoles de la olla in a large stock pot and heat on lo/medium heat.
- In the meantime, heat a pan to medium. Then add 1 tbs of oil
- Slice hotdogs, add to pan and fry for about 5 minutes. Add to hte pot of beans.
- In the same pan, add the ground beef and brown. Add to the pot.
- After the bacon is done, remove from the oven to allow it to cool so that it is easier to handle.
- While it cools, dice the onions and mince the garlic.
- Remove the stem from the jalapeño s and then slice in half. Devein and remove seeds from the jalapeño peppers, then slice.
- Add the chopped onions, minced garlic, and sliced jalapeños to the pan after removing the ground bee. Fry for about 8 minutes.
- Medium dice the tomatoes and add to the pan with the onions and peppers. Cook for 5 minutes on medium heat.
- Add the vegetables to the pot.
- Dice cooked bacon for about ½ inch in length. Add to the pot.
- Allow it to simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!