# Charro Beans

This is an easy charro beans recipe, great for your next carne asada or party.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 lbs Pinto Beans
- 3 strips Thick-Cut Bacon
- 0.33 Salt Pork
- 2 Jalapeños
- 0.5 Medium White Onion
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 2 Roma Tomatoes
- 0.5 bunch Cilantro
- 1 tablespoon Salt, Pepper, Garlic spice mix
- 2 teaspoons OG Salt, Pepper, Garlic spice mix
- 1 teaspoon Comino

## Instructions

1. Rinse the beans well.
2. Add beans to a pot and cover at least an inch over with water.
3. Bring the beans to a slow simmer.
4. At the 30-minute mark, add 1 tablespoon of 100% pure salt, pepper, and garlic spice mix (OG from American Pitmaster Company) to the beans.
5. Add two jalapeños and the diced up salt pork to the pot.
6. Cover with the lid and keep simmering.
7. If needed, add a little more hot water.
8. Stir fry your bacon.
9. Add onion, garlic, and a spice mixture of 2 teaspoons of OG and 1 teaspoon of comino to the bacon in the pan.
10. Keep stirring.
11. Add your Roma tomatoes and half of the cilantro to the mixture in the pan.
12. At the two-hour mark, add the cooked mixture from the pan to the beans in the pot.

## Equipment

- Pot
- Pan
- Ladle
- Wooden spoon

## Tips

- Do not soak and drain the beans, as much flavor is lost that way.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/MLTTjzPrIs8?si=T1lJRszol8tsA1hz
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3af8247f-be63-470f-8dbf-43daeb661945
- Extracted: 2025-07-25

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