Frijoles Puercos

Frijoles puercos, or “piggy beans,” are made with five pork products, along with some fresh veggies and plenty of cheese. It’s good on tacos or other dishes or just as a bean dip, served with tortilla chips.

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Snacks

Keyword: bacon, bean dip, chicken broth, chicken stock, chili powder, chipotle peppers, chorizo, cumin, fresh jalapenos, garlic powder, hot dog, Monterrey jack cheese, onion, oregano, pickled jalapenos, pinto beans, pork rinds, restaurant bean dip, Roma tomatoes, salt pork, white onion, yellow onion

Ingredients

2 cups dry pinto beans rinsed
7 cups chicken stock or broth
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons cumin
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
10 ounces chorizo divided
4 ounces salt pork diced
2 strips bacon diced
1 hot dog diced
6 to 8 pork rinds broken into smaller pieces
1 small white or yellow onion roughly chopped
2 Roma tomatoes roughly chopped
2 fresh jalapenos roughly chopped
7 ounces chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
3 ounces pickled jalapenos
8 ounces Monterrey jack cheese freshly shredded

Instructions

Add the beans, chicken stock, garlic powder, cumin, chili powder, oregano, salt and pepper to a large crockpot, and stir to combine.
Turn the heat on high and let cook for about 30 minutes.
Once the stock is heated through, add four ounces of the chorizo and all of the salt pork, bacon, hot dog and pork rinds to the crockpot, and give it another stir.
Cover and cook for another 30 minutes.
Add in the onion, tomatoes and fresh jalapenos and continue to cook on high for another three hours or until the beans, meat and vegetables are all cooked through.
When the beans are almost done, add the rest of the chorizo to a skillet and saute until it is cooked through, breaking it apart as you do. Add the cooked chorizo, along with the chipotle peppers in adobo and pickled jalapenos to the crockpot and stir. Turn the crockpot to low or warm.
Now, using an immersion blender (or a regular blender, going in batches), blend the entire mixture until it is completely smooth.
When no more chunks remain, stir in the cheese, and keep stirring until it is completely melted. Serve with tortilla chips or along with your favorite Mexican dishes.