Frijoles Rancheros II

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Frijoles Rancheros II

Ingredients:

2 cups dried pinto beans
water
1 cup diced bacon or salt pork or meaty ham bone
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 T. chili powder
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. salt
1 fresh tomato, chopped
12 oz can beer
1 (4 oz) can chopped green chiles, drained
1 or 2 jalapeno peppers, stemmed, seeded and chopped (optional)

Preparation:

Wash beans well. Combine beans, beer, and water to cover beans by 2". Soak overnight or at least for 2-3 hours.

After your beans have soaked and you are ready to move on with the recipe, partially fry bacon or salt pork. Add to beans and liquid in pot. Add more water if necessary.

Add rest of ingredients except salt and cook about 2 hrs. or until nearly tender. Add salt and cook until tender Better the next day!