Chili Frijoles - Mexican Beans

Total Time: 15 hrs Preparation Time: 12 hrs Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup pinto beans or 1 cup pink beans
• 1 large onion, peeled and sliced
• 1 tablespoon chili powder (store bought, your own recipe or chili powder)
• 3 slices bacon, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and chopped
• 2 cups tomatoes, cooked (canned is fine)
• 2 onions, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon chili powder (store bought, your own recipe or chili powder)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 wash beans thoroughly.
• 2 cover with cold water and let stand overnight.
• 3 drain well and cover with boiling water; add onion and cook until tender.
• 4 drain and chop beans fine; add salt, pepper and chili powder.
• 5 brown bacon in skillet; add garlic, cook until golden and remove from fat.
• 6 stir beans into fat and cook until brown; remove to platter.
• 7 in same skillet, cook tomatoes, onions, chili powder and salt until reduced to about half.
• 8 mash or whirl in a food processor/blender; add more salt and chili powder to taste, reheat and pour over beans.