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      Title: Frijoles A La Charra (Hot Bean Soup)
 Categories: Mexican, Soups
      Yield: 1 Batch
 
      1    Jalapeno; chopped
      1    Onion; chopped
      1    Tomato; chopped
      2    Cilantro sprigs; chopped
      1 ts Pepper
      1 ts Cumin
      6 sl Bacon; cooked; well done,
           - chopped
      2 tb Bacon drippings

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      2 c  Pinto beans
      5 sl Bacon
      1    Onion; quartered
      1 ts Garlic salt
      1 tb Red chili powder (optional)
 
  Frijoles:
  
  Clean and rinse beans in a large soup pot. Fill pot with water, add
  onion, bacon, and salt. Cover and cook over moderate
  temperature--checking often and adding water when needed. Cook until
  beans are tender--at least 1 hour or more. Add 1 tb of red chili
  powder for a spicier flavor. Set aside.
  
  Soup:
  
  In a skillet have about 2 tb bacon drippings. Mix in other
  ingredients--saute until soft. Add 1/2 cup of liquid from the beans
  and bring to a boil. Add this prepared salsa to the cooked beans and
  simmer all for 30 more minutes. Serve with warm tortillas or Mexican
  corn bread.
  
  Frijoles Borrachos:
  
  Make as above, but add one can of beer.
  
  Recipe by South of the Border Tex-Mex Cookin by Les Blair, 1995
 
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