# Frijoles Puercos AND Charro Beans

Frijoles Puercos, also known as "porky beans," are a delicious dish that starts with a great charro bean recipe, made with bacon, salt pork, chorizo, and various vegetables and cheeses.

- Total time: 225 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- bacon
- salt pork
- chorizo
- 4 cups beans
- 12 cups water
- 4 tablespoons Arnie's Asada Charro Bean Seasoning
- 1 small white onion
- 2 Roma tomatoes
- 2 jalapenos
- wieners
- 6 ounces chorizo
- 3 ounces jalapenos
- 3 chipotle peppers
- Chihuahua cheese
- Oaxaca cheese

## Instructions

1. Add 4 cups of beans and 10 cups of water to the slow cooker.
2. Add 2 more cups of water.
3. Add 4 tablespoons of Arnie's Asada Charro Bean Seasoning.
4. After approximately 45 minutes of cooking, cube the salt pork into small pieces.
5. Cut the bacon in half lengthwise, then crossways into small pieces.
6. Cut the wieners into small pieces.
7. Remove the casing from the chorizo.
8. Add all the prepared meat (salt pork, bacon, wieners, chorizo) into the beans.
9. After cooking the charro beans for two and a half hours, add one small white onion, two Roma tomatoes, and two jalapenos to the slow cooker.
10. Cover the slow cooker and cook for another 45 minutes until the charro beans are done.
11. For frijoles puercos, make a large batch of charro beans and let them cool off overnight.
12. The next day, reheat the charro beans.
13. Add approximately 6 ounces of additional chorizo to the beans.
14. Add the charro beans from the crock pot into the frijoles puercos mixture.
15. Add 3 full ounces of jalapenos and three chipotle peppers.
16. Use an immersion blender to emulsify the jalapenos and chipotle peppers into the beans.
17. Add pulled Chihuahua cheese and Oaxaca cheese in little pieces.
18. Stir the cheese into the beans until it melts.

## Equipment

- slow cooker
- knife
- immersion blender
- crock pot

## Tips

- To make frijoles puercos, first make a large batch of charro beans, let them cool overnight, then reheat and add more ingredients.
- Cut salt pork into small pieces.
- Cut bacon in half lengthwise, then crossways into small pieces.
- Remove casing from chorizo before adding.
- Emulsify jalapenos and chipotle peppers for a smoother texture.
- Stir in pulled cheese until melted into the beans.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTkkDn817/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b08ffbe9-a2ea-4ffa-b4ae-70719e5be175
- Extracted: 2026-04-06

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