When it comes to preparing the traditional dish of drunken beans, also known as frijoles borrachos, there are numerous variations to suit every palate. This hearty and flavorful dish, deeply rooted in Mexican cuisine, offers a symphony of flavors that blend sweet, tangy, and slightly boozy notes. Whether you enjoy your drunken beans as a main course accompanied by rice and tortillas or as a flavorful side dish, the possibilities are endless. With a few simple ingredients and a touch of creativity, you can create a memorable dish that will tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving more.
Here are our top 11 tried and tested recipes!
MEXICAN DRUNKEN BEANS
Freshly cooked beans with bacon, ham, tomato, and Mexican beer. A recipe courtesy of my good friend Pepe from Tequila, Jalisco.
Provided by gem
Categories Side Dish
Time 10h20m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Put mayocoba beans into a large container with enough cool water to cover by several inches. Let beans soak 8 hours to overnight.
- Drain mayocoba beans and rinse thoroughly; put into a large stockpot. Pour enough water into the pot to cover beans by a few inches; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low and place a cover on the pot, and cook at a simmer until beans are soft in the center, about 90 minutes.
- While the beans simmer, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes; add tomatoes and serrano pepper and simmer until the tomatoes have softened slightly, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking until the liquid begins to thicken, about 10 minutes more. Remove from heat.
- Cook and stir bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat until very crispy, about 10 minutes; remove bacon from skillet with a slotted spoon and drain on a plate lined with paper towel.
- Cook ham cubes in the bacon fat in the skillet until browned, about 5 minutes; remove with slotted spoon to the plate with the bacon to drain.
- Once the beans have cooked, stir the tomato mixture, bacon, ham, beer, jalapeno peppers, cilantro, and chicken bouillon granules into the beans; season with sea salt. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook until the beans are completely softened, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 435.3 calories, Carbohydrate 41.8 g, Cholesterol 42 mg, Fat 15.9 g, Fiber 16.8 g, Protein 27.3 g, SaturatedFat 5.3 g, Sodium 1537.2 mg, Sugar 2.1 g
KIKI'S BORRACHO (DRUNKEN) BEANS
Growing up, my Mexican grandmother always had a pot of beans cooking on the stove. I often cook these beans (a 'drunken' version) for my family, and the aroma keeps her close to my soul, even years after she has past. I hope your family enjoys them as much as mine.
Provided by KIKI810
Categories Side Dish Beans and Peas
Time 3h30m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Soak beans in a large pot of water overnight.
- Drain beans, and refill the pot with chicken stock and enough water to cover the beans with 2 inches of liquid. Season with salt and pepper. Cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook for 1 1/2 hours. Stir the beans occasionally through out the entire cooking process to make sure they do not burn or stick to the bottom of the pot.
- Stir beer, tomatoes, onion, jalapeno peppers, garlic, bay leaves, oregano, and cilantro into the beans. Continue to cook uncovered for 1 hour, or until beans are tender.
- With a potato masher, crush the beans slightly to thicken the bean liquid. Adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper to taste.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 181 calories, Carbohydrate 31.8 g, Cholesterol 0.5 mg, Fat 1 g, Fiber 7.7 g, Protein 9.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 1073.5 mg, Sugar 4.6 g
DRUNKEN PERUANO BEANS WITH CILANTRO AND BACON
This recipe is adapted from Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen. I purchased some peruano beans (also called mayocoba beans) and wasn't sure what to do with them and found this recipe online. Peruano beans can be used any time navy beans are used and are from Mexico. This is a nice and spicy pot of beans that you can throw inside of a burrito or just eat plain. I added extra jalapenos and used red onion instead of yellow (I did not change the recipe--only how I made it). I also used rum in place of tequila because it's what I had. Very tasty! Thank you Rick Bayless!
Provided by AmyZoe
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 2h30m
Yield 4 cups, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Rinse the beans thoroughly and bring to a boil along with the salt pork in generously salted water.
- Simmer until done.
- Drain, reserving 1 cup of the water and remove salt pork.
- In the meantime, saute the bacon until done but not crispy.
- Drain and set aside.
- Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the drippings and saute the onion and chilies until soft.
- Add the garlic and saute until the raw garlic smell is gone.
- Add the beans to the onion mixture with the reserved bacon.
- Add some of the reserved bean cooking liquid to get the desired texture (just loose but not soupy).
- Add salt and pepper to taste and simmer 5 to 10 minutes.
- Just before serving, add the tequila and simmer 5 to 10 minutes.
- Add the cilantro, stir and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 78.8, Fat 7.5, SaturatedFat 2.7, Cholesterol 8.8, Sodium 135.7, Carbohydrate 1.7, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 0.7, Protein 1.1
DRUNKEN BEANS
Provided by Reed Hearon
Categories Beer Bean Side Bake Bacon Jalapeño Oregano Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Serves 4 to 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300°F.
- In a 6-to 7-quart ovenproof kettle cook bacon, onion, oregano, and garlic over moderately high heat, stirring and scraping up brown bits, until onion is browned lightly. Add beans, water, jalapeño, and beer and bring to a boil. Bake mixture, covered, in middle of oven until beans are soft, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. (Add additional water if beans begin to dry out. Mixture should be soupy with beans very soft but not falling apart.)
- Stir in 2 teaspoons salt and bake beans 10 minutes more. Check seasoning, adding remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt if necessary. (Beans may be made 2 days ahead, cooled, uncovered, and chilled, covered.)
DRUNKEN BEANS
Provided by Molly O'Neill
Categories appetizer
Time 1h30m
Yield Six to eight servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place the bacon in a large pot over medium heat until the fat is rendered. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and discard. Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the beans, the broth or water and the beer. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes. Stir in the jalapeno slices. Cook until beans are tender, about 30 minutes, adding water if necessary to keep beans covered. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in cilantro and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 277, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 39 grams, Fat 5 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 15 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 600 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams
DRUNKEN BEANS
Make and share this Drunken Beans recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Dancer
Categories Beans
Time 58m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium- high heat.
- Add the onion, 1/2 teaspoon or so of the pepper, and a little salt.
- Saute about 3 minutes.
- Turn heat to high and add 1/4 cup vodka and the vinegar.
- Reduce to a glaze and add more vodka, salt and pepper.
- Repeat with the final 1/4 cup of vodka.
- When the liquid has evaporated, add the green beans and cover with water.
- Add more salt and pepper and let boil over high heat until all the cooking liquid has evaporated and forms a glaze on the vegetables.
- This should take about 35 to 40 minutes.
BORRACHO BEANS OR DRUNKEN BEAN SOUP
This is a very quick and very tasty short cut to borracho bean soup. Makes a filling meal for two and is easily doubled or tripled. If you don't like spicy get the can of pintos without jalapenos and then add only one or two jalapenos without the seeds. We love spicy so we kick it up all the way. We love this soup with cheese quesadillas and homemade flour tortillas. Yum!
Provided by MissMia
Categories Beans
Time 50m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a soup kettle fry the bacon until barely slightly crispy.
- Add remaining ingredients and simmer about 30 - 40 minutes over medium heat until all the vegetables are tender and the broth is slightly thickened.
- Garnish with a bit of chopped cilantro before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 734.4, Fat 32.4, SaturatedFat 10.5, Cholesterol 46.2, Sodium 584.2, Carbohydrate 72, Fiber 21.3, Sugar 5.5, Protein 29.5
FRIJOLES BORRACHOS (DRUNKEN BEANS)
This is another of my dad's recipes. Even if you don't care for pinto beans this might change your mind.
Provided by Ginger Amiro
Categories Other Main Dishes
Time 4h
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- 1. Put beans, onion, garlic, and salt pork into at least a 5 1/2 quart heavy pot with a good lid.
- 2. Add water and bring to a rolling boil.
- 3. Cover and reduce heat to a slow simmer. Cook for about 3 hours or until beans are nearly tender.
- 4. Add the salt and cook uncovered at a little higher heat to reduce the fluid, stir often.
- 5. Fry bacon pieces in a skillet until crisp.
- 6. Add chopped tomatoes, peppers, and cilantro to the skillet.
- 7. Cook at a good simmer for about 10 minutes or until tomato liquid has reduced some and flavors have blended.
- 8. Raise the heat to high and add the beer.
- 9. Let the mixture come to a roiling boil for 2 or 3 minutes and add it to the beans. Stir to mix.
- 10. Replace the lid and cook at a slow simmer for about another hour or until the beans are very tender.
DRUNKEN COWBOY BEANS
I got the original recipe from a friend but then I kicked it up and made it drunk. It's way better with the tequila and tasso or chorizo sausage, but you can use your favorite sausage or even ground beef if you like. This goes great with BBQ, steaks, or any Tex-Mex dishes that need a little side kick.
Provided by Donna Graffagnino
Categories Other Main Dishes
Time 3h50m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. Saute onions in a little olive oil, add spices and sausage. Cook till onions are clear. Add drained beans and enough water to cover. Bring to boil and reduce to simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
- 2. Add salsa and tequila, cook until beans are tender, about another 1 1/2 hours, adding water if needed, but not too much. Beans should be thick.
- 3. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed. Garnish with chopped cilantro or sliced jalapenos if desired.
DRUNKEN BEANS (COOK'S ILLUSTRATED) RECIPE - (4.3/5)
Provided by Foodiewife
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cook's Illustrated notes: You'll get fewer blowouts if you soak the beans overnight, but if you are pressed for time, you can quick-brine your beans. In step 1, combine the salt, water, and beans in a large Dutch oven and bring to a boil over high heat. Remove the pot from the heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour. Drain and rinse the beans and proceed with the recipe. Serve with rice. Dissolve 3 tablespoons salt in 4 quarts cold water in large bowl or container. Add beans and soak at room temperature for at least 8 hours or up to 24 hours. Drain and rinse well. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 275°F. Pick leaves from 20 cilantro sprigs (reserve stems), chop fine, and refrigerate until needed. Using kitchen twine, tie remaining 10 cilantro sprigs and reserved stems into bundle. Cook bacon in Dutch oven over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, 5 to 8 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towel-lined bowl and set aside. Add onion, poblanos, and garlic to fat in pot and cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are softened, 6 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat. Add tequila and cook until evaporated, 3 to 4 minutes. Return to heat. Increase heat to high; stir in 3 1/2 cups water, bay leaves, 1 teaspoon salt, beans, and cilantro bundle; and bring to boil. Cover, transfer to oven, and cook until beans are just soft, 45 to 60 minutes. Remove pot from oven. Discard bay leaves and cilantro bundle. Stir in beer and tomato paste and bring to simmer over medium-low heat. Simmer vigorously, stirring frequently, until liquid is thick and beans are fully tender, about 30 minutes. Season with salt to taste. Serve, passing chopped cilantro, lime wedges, Cotija, and reserved bacon separately. To make ahead: The finished beans can be refrigerated for up to 2 days. Before reheating, thin beans slightly with water.
DRUNKEN BEANS
Number Of Ingredients 1
Steps:
- Soak beans for 8 hours and rinse. Preheat oven to 275. Tie 10 sprigs cilantro with twine. Cook bacon oil crips and remove. Cook onion, poblano and garlic in pot and cook til soft. Remove from heat and add tequila til evaporated. Return to heat om hit, add 1.5 cups water, bay leaves, 1 tsp salt, beans and cilantro bundle. Bring to boil . Cover and move to over for 40 minutes or just soft. Remove pot, discard bundle. Stir in beer, tomato paste and summer for 30 minutes, stirring oil thick and tender. Season with SALT and add chopped bacon.. Serve with chopped cilantro, cheese, and lime.
Tips:
- Use the right beans: Different beans have different flavors and textures, so choose the type that best suits your dish. Red kidney beans are a good all-purpose choice, while black beans and pinto beans are also popular options.
- Soak the beans overnight: Soaking the beans overnight helps to soften them and reduce the cooking time. If you don't have time to soak the beans overnight, you can quick-soak them by boiling them for 1 minute, then removing them from the heat and letting them sit for 1 hour.
- Use a variety of vegetables: Drunken beans are a great way to use up leftover vegetables. Some good options include onions, bell peppers, carrots, celery, and corn. You can also add frozen vegetables to the dish.
- Don't overcook the beans: Overcooked beans are mushy and bland. Cook the beans until they are tender but still hold their shape.
- Season the beans well: Drunken beans are a flavorful dish, so don't be afraid to season them well. Use a variety of spices, such as chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, and onion powder. You can also add a splash of hot sauce or vinegar to taste.
Conclusion:
Drunken beans are a delicious and easy-to-make dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are a great source of protein, fiber, and vitamins, and they can be served as a main course or a side dish. Whether you are looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal or a hearty and flavorful dish to serve at a party, drunken beans are a great option.
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