Brisket Beans Recipe

a slow cooker full of brisket pinto beans

5 from 4 votes

The slow roasted pinto beans are made with the scraps from the trimmed brisket headed to your barbecue smoker. Loaded with green chiles, onion, tomato, and juicy pinto beans, this slow simmered side will have you swearing it came from your favorite Texas barbecue joint.

Course Barbecue, Side Recipes, Tex Mex Recipes, Texas Recipes

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 8

Servings people

Calories 135kcal

Author Sarah Penrod

Equipment

1 Slow Cooker

Ingredients

Trimmings from 1 brisket raw
1 pound bag dried pinto beans 2 cups
2 quarts broth beer, water (or a favorite combination), plus more as needed
1 tablespoon scoop of bouillon paste
1 spoonful of bacon fat if you save yours, if not omit
2 teaspoons of garlic powder
1 teaspoon black pepper

After 4 hours...

Salt to taste with seasoning salt or kosher salt
3 tomatoes small dice
1/2 cup onion small dice
1 jalapeno small dice
4 oz. can green chiles
1/4 cup Chopped fresh cilantro
1 lime juiced

Instructions

Rinse the pinto beans and remove any small rocks or debris.
In the crockpot, combine the pinto beans, brisket trimmings, 2 quarts liquid, bouillon paste, spices, and bacon fat. Cook 4 hours on high, replacing liquid as needed.
After 4 hours, add in the veggies and keep cooking an extra hour or so. Begin tasting for seasoning at this point. You may need extra salt, etc. When the veggies are cooked, you can enjoy a bowl (they will taste like borracho beans) or keep cooking on low overnight.
Acidity such as fresh lime juice or vinegar based hot sauce should only be added after the beans have softened. Start with the juice of 1/2 a lime and season to taste to awaken the flavors and add brightness.
In the morning, the beans will be completely enriched with the brisket fat and have tender pieces of meat melted throughout. Serve in bowls with fresh cilantro and hot sauce if desired.

Notes

Note: I do not soak my beans. If you have a sensitive stomach you can presoak the beans overnight or do the quick boil method and discard the water afterwards. Start the recipe with these soaked beans if you need to do this method. Your cook time may be a little shorter.

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