FRIJOLES RANCHEROS

• 2 cups dried pinto beans
• water
• 1 cup diced bacon or salt pork or meaty ham bone
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 T. chili powder
• 1 tsp. ground cumin
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 fresh tomato, chopped
• 12 oz can beer
• 1 (4 oz) can chopped green chiles, drained
• 1 or 2 jalapeno peppers, stemmed, seeded and chopped (optional)

Wash beans well. Combine beans, beer, and water to cover beans by 2". Soak overnight. Partially fry bacon or salt pork. Add to beans and liquid in pot. Add more water if necessary. Add rest of ingredients except salt and cook about 2 hrs. or until nearly tender. Add salt and cook until tender

Refrigerate several hrs. or overnight before serving.
Serve with tortilla chips.
THIS IS TERRIFIC!!

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