Drunken Beans

Name: Drunken Beans
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 8 ounces Mexican-style, chorizo sausage, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1 , onion, chopped fine; 4 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon, dried oregano; 1 teaspoon, chili powder; 1 pound, pinto beans, soaked overnight and drained; 1 , (12-ounce) beer (see note); 5 cups, water; 1 tablespoon, brown sugar; 2 teaspoons, minced canned chipotle chiles in adobo; , Salt; 2 tablespoons, chopped fresh cilantro leaves; 1 tablespoon, lime juice

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2008

Side Dishes

Beans

Pork

Beans cooked with smoky pork, spices, and beer should be flavorful, but many recipes are surprisingly bland.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME1½ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To give our Drunken Beans extra kick, we added spicy chorizo sausage. To preserve the chorizo’s texture, we pulled it from the pot after browning and then sautéed onion, garlic, oregano, and chili powder in the sausage fat to build a rich f...

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