# Frijoles charros

This is a delicious recipe for frijoles charros, which includes beans, bacon, weenies, chorizo, and fresh vegetables, making for a flavorful and hearty dish.

- Total time: 90 min
- Cuisine: Spanish
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- water
- pinto beans
- 1 whole head garlic cloves
- 1 big piece onion
- salt
- bacon
- weenies
- chorizo
- diced onions
- serrano peppers
- tomatoes
- cilantro
- cumin
- chicken bouillon
- garlic powder

## Instructions

1. Add water into a pot and set it to boil.
2. Pour pinto beans into a bowl.
3. Clean the beans by removing any rocks or yucky parts.
4. Once the water starts to boil, add a whole head of garlic cloves.
5. Add a big piece of onion to the boiling water.
6. Rinse the beans in the sink, removing any that float.
7. Add the rinsed beans to the boiling water with garlic and onion.
8. Add salt to the beans.
9. Cook the beans on low heat for an hour and a half, covering the pot with a lid.
10. After an hour and a half, remove the garlic from the pot. The beans should be easy to smash.
11. Cook bacon in a pan until it's very crispy.
12. Remove the crispy bacon from the pan.
13. Cook chopped weenies in the same pan, using the bacon grease.
14. Remove the cooked weenies once they are browned.
15. Cook chorizo in the same pan, breaking it up as it cooks.
16. After cooking the chorizo, add diced onions and sauté for a few minutes.
17. Add serrano peppers (a little bit) and chopped tomatoes to the pan and mix everything together.
18. Add the cooked weenies and bacon back into the pan with the chorizo and vegetables.
19. Add cilantro, a little bit of cumin, chicken bouillon, and garlic powder to the mixture, and mix it all together.
20. Switch the beans to a larger pan to accommodate all ingredients.
21. Add the sautéed chorizo, weenies, bacon, and vegetables mixture to the pot with the beans.
22. Mix all ingredients together in the pot.
23. Taste the frijoles charros and add a little more salt if needed.

## Equipment

- pot
- bowl
- pan
- spatula
- tongs
- spoon

## Tips

- The beans should be easy to smash when ready.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6g2BvN9/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/1062e5b8-bf25-4d25-9a76-e6dd3f818403
- Extracted: 2025-08-27

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