Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, de's easy drunken beans. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
De's Easy Drunken Beans is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. De's Easy Drunken Beans is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have de's easy drunken beans using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make De's Easy Drunken Beans:
- Prepare 1 lb dried pinto beans, well rinsed and picked through
- Take 1 can Mexican beer (or whatever is on hand)
- Get 1 Ham Hock
- Prepare 4 Slices of smoked bacon, chopped
- Prepare 1 Onion roughly chopped
- Get 2 Jalapeños, seeded and chopped
- Get 1 can Chipotle seasoned stewed tomatoes
- Get 8 oz diced Green Chilis
- Take 2 tbsp Minced Garlic
- Make ready Pinto beans seasoning, I use a couple generous shakes
- Make ready 5 cup water, covering beans
- Prepare 1 Chicken bouillon cube, low sodium
- Get 1 tbsp garlic powder - optional
- Take sea salt
- Prepare black pepper
Instructions to make De's Easy Drunken Beans:
- Spray your crockpot with cooking spray generously. Rinse and pick through the beans well.
- Cut onion rougly. Rinse, deseed, I leave half of the seeds in, and cut Jalapeños, mince garlic, rougly chop bacon.
- Pour ALL ingredients into crockpot, add enough water to cover beans (we like a lot of the juice so I make sure the beans have an extra 1-2, 3-5 inches of water). Now turn on high 4-5 hrs or on low 6-8 hrs OR until beans are tender, still slightly firm, but not mushy. I've learned that every crock pot is a little different in cooking times.
- Ok, I admit it, I taste the juice every so….well…frequently, to make sure the spices are mixing well and that I've added enough. The recipe is a basic go to and i usually end up adding more pinto bean seasoning and garlic powder.
- Remove the ham hock when it starts separating from the bone. You can add salt and pepper to taste right before serving, the boullion cube and ham hock can add a salty taste. If desired, Serve with toppings of your choice. (I serve with sweet homemade corn bread.) Don't forget to let me know what ya think!
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