# Frijoles Charros

For tonight's dinner, we're making some frijoles charros with a side of quesadillas. So easy and so good!

- Total time: 155 min
- Cuisine: Spanish
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 12 cups water
- 0.5 yellow onion
- 1 whole head garlic cloves
- 2 bay leaves
- 0.5 bag pinto beans
- salt
- bacon
- wieners
- chorizo
- serrano peppers
- tomatoes
- cilantro
- chicken bouillon
- tomato bouillon
- garlic powder
- cumin
- flour tortillas
- cheese

## Instructions

1. Add about 12 cups of water to the pot.
2. Add half of a yellow onion to the pot.
3. Add a whole head of garlic cloves to the pot.
4. Add two bay leaves to the pot.
5. Add about half a bag of pinto beans to a bowl.
6. Clean the beans by removing any half pieces or yucky parts.
7. Fill up the bowl with water and remove any floating beans.
8. Rinse the beans.
9. Once the water boils, add the beans to the pot.
10. Add some salt to the pot.
11. Give the beans a good mix.
12. Let the beans cook for about two hours on low heat.
13. Slice the bacon into smaller pieces.
14. Slice the wieners into smaller pieces.
15. Chop up some cilantro.
16. Dice up some tomatoes.
17. Dice up some serrano peppers.
18. Dice up some yellow onion.
19. Add the bacon to a pan.
20. Cook the bacon until it's crispy.
21. Remove the crispy bacon from the pan.
22. Add the wieners to the pan and get a good sear on them.
23. Cook some chorizo in the pan.
24. Add the diced onion and serrano peppers to the chorizo.
25. Sauté the mixture for about a minute.
26. Add the bacon to the pan.
27. Add the wieners to the pan.
28. Give the mixture a quick mix.
29. Add the tomatoes and cilantro to the pan.
30. Add some chicken bouillon to the pan.
31. Add a little bit of tomato bouillon to the pan.
32. Add some garlic powder to the pan.
33. Add a little bit of cumin to the pan.
34. Give the mixture a mix.
35. After two hours and thirty minutes, the beans are done cooking.
36. Transfer some of the beans to another pan as not all will be used.
37. Add all the cooked ingredients from the pan into the beans.
38. Give it a mix.
39. Let it simmer on low and taste for seasoning to see if it needs any more.
40. Uncover the beans.
41. Add a little bit more salt to the beans.
42. Let it simmer for about five more minutes.
43. Warm up some flour tortillas on a griddle.
44. Add some cheese to the tortillas.
45. Fold the tortillas to make quesadillas.
46. Serve the Frijoles Charros with the quesadillas.

## Equipment

- pot
- bowl
- knife
- cutting board
- vegetable dicer
- pan
- tongs
- spatula
- ladle
- griddle
- plate

## Tips

- Remove any half pieces of beans and any yucky parts before washing them.
- Remove any beans floating in the water after filling up the bowl.
- Cook the beans for about 2 hours on low heat. If you're not in a rush, let it take its time cooking.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6gRcbw3/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/36d0a13e-2e48-4742-acb8-06dc48374d8d
- Extracted: 2025-08-27

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