Ingredients
- 4 bacon
- 1 onion
- 3/8 cilantro
- 850 gr pinto beans
- 120 ml water
- 80 ml picante sauce
- 1 package chicken broth
In a 3 litre saucepan, cook bacon until crisp. Remove with slotted spoon. Cook onion in drippings until tender but not brown. Return bacon to saucepan. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer 15 minutes.
Variation: Brown 1 pound ground beef with the bacon. Also, add a 14.5 ounce can whole tomatoes, half teaspoon ground cumin, 1 tablespoon chile powder and 3 small cloves garlic (crushed and sauteed with onion).