Eva's Beans

Ingredients

• 1 pound pinto beans
• 1 large white onion
• 5 fresh tomatoes chopped
• peeled
• seeded
• 1 pound bacon cut into squares
• 1 tablespoon mexican oregano
• 1 tablespoon cumin ground
• 12 ounces beer
• 1 bunch cilantro chopped
• 1 x jalapeno pepper seeded
• cut up

Instructions

1. In a large pot, put the beans, bacon, oregano and cumin.
2. Add the beer, and water.
3. Simmer until the beans are almost tender (maybe 1 to 1 1/2 hours).
4. Add the tomatoes and jalapenos, and cook until beans are fully tender.
5. Add the cilantro, and re-heat for about a half hour.
6. Salt to taste.
7. These make a good basic bean.
8. If you want a bean soup, remove about a quarter of the beans, and mash with a potato masher.
9. Return to the pot.