Recipe: Perfect My Easy Charro Beans

My Easy Charro Beans.

You can have My Easy Charro Beans using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of My Easy Charro Beans

1. You need 4 oz of bacon.
2. You need 1 cup of white onion finely chopped.
3. You need 1 tbsp of garlic 4-8 cloves (minced).
4. You need 1 of jalapeno or 1 cup of sliced jalapenos.
5. Prepare 1 (14.5 oz) of can diced tomatoes UNDRAINED.
6. You need 1/2 cup of fresh cilantro.
7. You need 15 oz of can pinto beans UNDRAINED.
8. Prepare 1 of bay leaf.
9. It's 1/2 tsp of black pepper to taste.
10. You need 1/8 tsp of salt to taste.

My Easy Charro Beans step by step

1. In a medium pot chop up bacon in small pieces and brown in pot for about 3 minutes..
2. Add the chopped onion, stir well and often with the bacon until the onions begin cook about 6 mins..
3. Add the garlic and jalapenos. Stir constantly so the garlic doesn't burn but does brown and everything becomes aromatic..
4. Add the canned tomatoes with juices and half cilantro, scrapping the bottom of the pan to get all the stuck on bits up..
5. Add the undrained beans, black pepper and bay leaves..
6. Bring to a high simmer over medium heat. Stir occasionally..
7. Once bubbling, reduce heat to low and taste for seasoning. If needed, add salt but just a little at a time..
8. Cover and keep warm for about 20 minutes. This gives the flavors time to combine together..