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"DRUNKEN" BEANS

Servings: 6

Ingredients:
• 8 slices turkey bacon
• 1 pound dried pinto beans
• 5 1/2 cups water
• 2 onions -- chopped
• 8 large garlic cloves -- minced
• 12 ounces dark beer
• 4 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 jalapeno pepper -- chopped
• 3 plum tomatoes -- chopped
• 1 cup fresh cilantro -- chopped
 

Instructions:
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.
 

Walla Walla Sweet Onion Marketing Committee
from Bon Appetit (February 1995)