Boracho Bean Soup or Frijoles a la Charra (Restaurant Style)

This is the closest recipe I've found to the Restaurant-Style Mexican Boracho Bean Soup that I like so much. (Anita)

Category: Soups, Stews and Chili

Cuisine: Mexican

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9 reviews 
Ready in 45 minutes
by webtexan

Ingredients

4 cups Pinto beans raw

1/2 pound Bacon, lean diced

1 each Onion diced

1 each Jalapeno peppers chopped

1 bunch Cilantro, fresh chopped

1 12-oz can Rotel tomatoes w/green chilies

1 teaspoon Salt to taste

Water to cover beans


Directions

1. In a pot, cook pinto beans with enough water to cover and salt for approximately 4 hours, until done. Set aside. 2. Put bacon pieces in skillet and fry until half done. 3. Add onion, jalapeno, cilantro, Ro-tel tomatoes (undrained) and saute approximately 4 minutes over medium heat. 4. Add to cooked pinto beans and blend. Serve hot. Please note that you can omit the Jalapeno pepper if you add the Ro-Tel tomatoes, since Ro-tel has Jalapeno in it. You can also add all ingredients to crockpot and cook on high for approximately 6 hours. This is the closest recipe I've found to the Restaurant-Style Mexican Boracho Beans that I like so much (Anita) CAN BE FROZEN Yield: 8 servings

Reviews

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Fantastic!! I used chicken broth and instead of rotel, I used chopped fresh tomatoes with a can of spicy green chilies. Also added a chopped green bell pepper. It was so delicious, everyone loved it :)

mommyluvs2cook2
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This soup was pretty good. I found it rather bland, though it was unclear how much a bunch of cilantro was and I may not have added enough. I would try it with beer instead of water next time.

amberlynn1208
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I added a can of beer. Very good.

mecstell
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I have made these beans numerous and did some modifications to speed it up. I use the large 53 oz. can of Bush's Best Pinto Beans rather than dried. In addition, I added 1-2 Knor chicken bouillon cubes and 2-4 cups water to make it "soupier". Tastes GREAT and is really fast! The "boys" really love it!

GGrandma2
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Awesome! We just had this for dinner. I omitted the jalapeño and it was PERFECT!

Badvwchic

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