Drunken Peruano Beans With Cilantro And Bacon Food

DRUNKEN BEANS

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.

DRUNKEN BEANS

Steps:

• Soak beans in cold water to cover by 2 inches, refrigerated, for at least 8 hours. Drain. To soak beans more quickly, put the beans in a saucepan and cover with cold water by 2 inches. Bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes, then remove from the heat and let the beans soak, covered, for 1 hour. Drain.
• Put a rack in the middle of oven and preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Cook bacon, onion and oregano in a 6-quart ovenproof pot over medium heat, stirring and scraping up any brown bits, until onion is lightly browned. Then add garlic and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Add beans, water, jalapenos, and beer and bring to a boil.
• Cover pot, transfer to oven, and bake beans until soft, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. (Add additional water if beans begin to dry out; mixture should be soupy and beans very soft but not falling apart.).
• Stir in salt and bake beans, covered, for 10 minutes more. Check seasoning and add more salt if necessary.
• NOTE: The beans can be cooked up to 2 days ahead. Cool, uncovered, then refrigerate, covered. Reheat, covered, over low heat.

DRUNKEN PERUANO BEANS WITH CILANTRO AND BACON

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.

MEXICAN DRUNKEN BEANS

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.