Drunken Beans

Title:
Drunken Beans

Yield:
6 Servings

Categories:
Turkey,
Beans




Ingredients:





     8 sl Turkey bacon


     1 lb Dried pinto beans


 5 1/2 c  Water


     2    Onions, chopped


     8 lg Garlic cloves, minced


    12 oz Dark beer


     4 ts Ground cumin


     1 tb Ground coriander


     1 tb Sugar


     1 tb Chili powder


     1    Jalapeno pepper, chopped


     3    Plum tomatoes, chopped


     1 c  Fresh cilantro, chopped






 Cook bacon in heavy pot over medium-high heat until brown and almost crisp.


 Transfer to paper towels and drain; discard drippings. Return bacon to pot.


 


 Place beans in same pot. Add water, onions and garlic; boil 15 minutes.


 Reduce heat to medium. Add beer, cumin, coriander, sugar, chili powder and


 jalapeno. Cover partially and simmer 1 hour.


 


 Add tomatoes to beans, cover partially and simmer 45 minutes. Uncover;


 simmer until beans are tender and mixture is thick, about 20 minutes. Stir


 cilantro into beans. Season with salt and pepper.


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #508 by Gerald Edgerton 


 on Mar 10, 1997.