mexican charro pinto beans, frijoles charros pintos

Ingredients For mexican charro pinto beans, frijoles charros pintos

• 1 1/2 lb

  pinto beans sorted, cleaned, and rinsed
• 1 md

  onion peeled and quarted
• 1/2 lg

  green pepper, seeded and cut in half, do not dice
• 1 lg

  jalapeno seeded, cored, and cut in strips
• 10 clove

  fresh garlic peeled and smashed
• 3 md

  fresh tomatoes chopped in small pieces
• 2 md

  tomatillos shucked, rinsed and diced
• 1/2 c

  diced fresh cilantro
• 2 lg

  smoked pork shanks cut into quarters, by the butcher
• 2 lg

  ham hocks
• 1 1/2 lb

  stew beef or beef soup meat cut into bite size pieces
• 4 md

  slices of salt pork or fat back, gives beans great flavor
• 1/2 lb

  diced ham, i use hormel diced ham to flavor beans.
• 1 lg

  fresh poplano seeded and pepper diced
• 1 tsp

  dried oregano
• 2 tsp

  salt
• 1 Tbsp

  apple cider vinegar
• 2 lg

  dried bay leaves
• 1/4 tsp

  cayanne pepper (optional)
• 2 Tbsp

  chile powder
• 1 tsp

  ground cumin powder
• 2 sm

  envelopes sazon goya seasoning
• 1/4 tsp

  dried red pepper flakes
• 1/4 c

  good olive oil
• 1/2 tsp

  fresh ground black pepper
• 1 tsp

  garlic powder