How To Make Frijoles Puercos

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked paprika

Turkey bacon reduces fat while maintaining smokiness.

chorizo

🥗Healthier: lean ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground beef is more accessible.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds flavor without dairy.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Homemade broth is fresher, while seasoned water is budget-friendly.

Clean 1 pound of pinto beans, picking out any broken pieces or rocks.

Rinse the beans well under water and add them into a pot.

Add 1/4 piece of onion and 2 garlic cloves to the pot, then cover with water.

Turn the heat to high and allow to come to a simmer.

Once the beans begin to simmer, lower the heat to medium-low and allow to simmer for 2 and 1/2 hours, checking a few times to replace any water as needed.

After 2 and 1/2 hours, sprinkle salt into the beans and mix.

Set a medium pan over medium-high heat and melt 1 tbsp of lard or bacon grease.

Add 1 pound of chorizo to the pan and break it up, cooking for 10 minutes or until fully cooked through.

Scoop in a few spoonfuls of the beans with their juice into the pan with chorizo.

Lower the heat to low and mash everything together until it reaches the desired consistency.

Pour in a bit of pickled jalapeno juice and mix.

Sprinkle on some waka cheese and allow it to melt.

Garnish with sliced pickled jalapeno if desired.

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