slow cooked mexican cafe bean soup
The broth is so full of flavor. Smoky and spicy - just like your favorite mexican cafe'. Great with corn bread and fried potatoes and onions or as a starter to your favorite mexican meal. Try this once and you will want it again ! Southern Food With Flare (:
prep time
10 Min
cook time
2 Hr
method
Stove Top
yield
many as an appetizer or main dish
Ingredients
- FOR BEANS:
- 1 cup dried pinto beans, soaked overnight
- 1 - ham bone with meaty pieces
- 6 cups water
- 1/2 - onion, peeled and halved with ends cut off
- 1 - bay leaf
- 2 - cinnamon sticks
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
- FOR SOUP:
- 1/2 - onion, peeled and diced
- 3 large pickled jalapeno peppers
- 2 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon chili de arbol seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
- 1 cup diced ham from the ham bone
- 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves, diced
How To Make slow cooked mexican cafe bean soup
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Step 1In a large dutch oven add all ingredients for beans. Cover and cook on medium low heat for about an hour or until beans are tender.
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Step 2Remove hambone and any meat, onions, bay leaf, cinnamon sticks, and garlic.
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Step 3Dice 1 cup of ham and add back to the pot, along with diced onion, jalapenos diced, salt, chili de arbol, cumin, and liquid smoke. Without lid cook for another 30 minutes.
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Step 4Add diced tomatoes and cilantro leaves and cook until tomatoes are tender another 20 minutes.
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Step 5Ladle up and enjoy (:
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Culture:
Mexican
Category:
Other Appetizers
Category:
Bean Soups
Keyword:
#spicy
Keyword:
#smoky
Keyword:
#pinto beans
Ingredient:
Beans/Legumes
Method:
Stove Top
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