Frijoles

(about 2 2/3 cups) Peruvian beans (or pinto beans) • (about 14 oz) Spanish-style chorizo sausage • (about 14 oz) Chihuahua or Menonita cheese • (about 7 oz) sliced red pickled peppers • (about 1 lb 2 oz) smoked bacon • (about 7 tablespoons) unsalted butter

pinto beans (1 kg) • cold water (about 2.4 liters) • white onion • garlic • cilantro • oil • coarse salt

cooked pinto beans (about 1 liter) • dried guajillo chiles • garlic • chipotle chile adobo sauce (optional) • chipotle chiles in adobo (optional) • vegetable oil • lard • cooked Mexican sausage (longaniza), to taste • salt, to taste • melting cheese (such as Oaxaca or mozzarella), optional

cooked pinto beans (about 1 liter) • beef ribs (about 400 grams; you can also use pork ribs) • dried guajillo chiles (or other red chiles) • dried ancho chiles • small piece onion • garlic clove • cumin • oregano • Salt and pepper to taste • Water • Plenty of flour or corn tortillas • Pico de gallo (diced tomato, onion, cilantro, and serrano pepper), to taste •

(1 kilo) cooked pinto beans (frijoles de la olla) • (about 4 oz or 115 grams) Mexican sausage (longaniza) • small piece white onion • garlic • dried guajillo chiles • lard • oil • dried árbol chiles or 1 jalapeño and 1 green chile • To serve: as many warm corn or flour tortillas as you like

butter (14 grams) • pork lard (14 grams) • small onion (chopped) • small tomatoes (chopped) • garlic (finely chopped) • bacon (150 grams, chopped) • Mexican-style chorizo (150 grams) • ham (100 grams, chopped) • hot dogs (sliced) • serrano pepper (seeded and chopped) • chopped cilantro (4 grams) • pork cracklings (to taste) •

pinto, canary, or Peruvian beans (about 250 grams) • olive oil • onion • bacon • ham • garlic • green bell pepper • bay leaves • potato • zucchini • carrot • tomatoes •

pinto beans (about 500 grams) • tomatoes • white onion • green bell pepper • cilantro • chicken bouillon powder (such as Knorr) • Enough water • hot dogs • pork chops • thick slices ham • bacon • Serve with pico de gallo

pinto beans (about 300 grams) • garlic • onion • chorizo (about 60 grams) • bacon (about 60 grams) • sausage (about 60 grams) • ham (about 60 grams) • pork rinds (about 100 grams) • tomato • fresh cilantro • fresh epazote • fresh oregano •

pinto beans (about 500 grams) • bacon (about 200 grams) • Mexican chorizo sausage (about 200 grams) • hot dogs • tomatoes • guajillo chili pepper • onion • large garlic clove

cooked pinto beans with broth (about 1 kg) • Pork lard • Mexican-style sausage (longaniza) (about 200 grams) • Spanish-style chorizo (about 200 grams) • bacon (about 200 grams) • hot dogs, chopped • pork cracklings (chicharrón seco) (about 200 grams) • smoked pork chops • large tomatoes, chopped • onions, chopped • Serrano peppers • garlic clove •

eggs • cooked pinto beans (from the pot) • serrano or jalapeño pepper, finely chopped • store-bought salsa verde • vegetable oil • Salt and pepper to taste • flour tortillas • shredded cheese

pinto beans (1 kilogram) • onion • large tomato • Cilantro sprigs, to taste • hot dogs • Mexican chorizo (400 grams) • pork skin (cueritos) (400 grams) • Salt, to taste

pinto beans (about 500 grams) • Mexican chorizo (about 250 grams) • thick-cut bacon (about 250 grams) • thick-cut ham (about 250 grams) • hot dogs • large onion, chopped • garlic, chopped • dried oregano • chicken bouillon cube • cilantro • canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce • onion (for cooking the beans) •

large can pinto beans, whole • bacon (about 100 grams) • smoked sausage (about 100 grams) • Mexican chorizo (about 100 grams) • onion, diced medium • small serrano peppers • Cilantro, to taste • water (about 480 ml) • chicken broth (about 480 ml)

pig's feet (about 500 grams) • pork skin (about 500 grams) • carrots • bacon (about 250 grams) • onion • hot dogs • cooked pinto beans (about 1 kilogram) • tomatoes • small bunch cilantro • jalapeño peppers

cooked pinto beans (about 500 grams) • beef steak, chopped (about 250 grams) • bacon, chopped (about 250 grams) • Mexican chorizo, sliced (about 250 grams) • hot dogs, sliced • ripe tomatoes • onion • garlic clove • chicken bouillon cube • water,

pinto beans (1 kilogram) • chorizo (150 grams) • bacon (100 grams) • onion • large tomato • Cilantro, to taste • Tortilla chips • Salt, to taste • serrano peppers

pinto beans (about 500 grams) • bacon (about 150 grams) • Spanish chorizo • hot dogs • jalapeño peppers • pork rinds (about 250 grams) • garlic • onion • cilantro • water (1 liter)

cooked pinto beans (about 480 ml) • fresh epazote • bacon • onion • green chili pepper • tomatoes • oil

cooked pinto beans (about 800 grams) • pork skin (about 400 grams) • pork chorizo (about 250 grams) • bacon (about 200 grams) • ham (about 200 grams) • grilled sausages • V8 vegetable juice • white onion • cilantro • garlic • black pepper

cooked pinto beans with their broth (1 liter) • hot dogs, diced • thin strips of bacon, diced • chorizo (100 grams) • roasted tomatoes • onion • chopped cilantro

dried pinto beans (about 300 grams) • pork ribs (about 500 grams) • onion • garlic clove • bacon • Mexican-style chorizo (about 200 grams) • hot dogs • jalapeño peppers • Cilantro and salt

bacon, chopped • chorizo • hot dogs, sliced • garlic, minced • tomatoes, diced • onion, chopped • Chopped cilantro, to taste • pickled pork skin (cueritos) • pinto beans (about 500 grams) • onion, for cooking with the beans • onion, for cooking with the pork skin • Salt, black pepper, and cumin, to taste

pinto beans (about 500 grams) • small package hot dogs, sliced • bacon, diced (about 115 grams) • Mexican chorizo, crumbled (about 115 grams) • large onion • sprigs of cilantro • pork cracklings (chicharrón)

cooked pinto beans (about 1 kg) • ham (about 500 grams) • hot dogs (about 500 grams) • Mexican chorizo (about 250 grams) • bacon (about 250 grams) • Roma tomatoes • onion • garlic cloves • cumin • chicken bouillon cubes • Oil • Salt, to taste •

pinto beans (about 1 kilogram) • hot dogs (8), sliced • raw pork skin, frozen (about 500 grams), cut into cubes • sliced bacon (about 300 grams) • cilantro • garlic • medium onion • small can sliced pickled chili peppers • beer (preferably not light) • serrano peppers • Salt, to taste

cooked pinto beans (about 3 cups or 500 grams) • bacon (about 250 grams) • Mexican chorizo (about 250 grams) • ham (about 250 grams) • ham bone • Pork cracklings (chicharrón), to taste • Tomato, to taste • Cilantro, to taste • Onion, to taste • Avocado, to taste • Queso seco or Monterey Jack cheese, to taste

pinto beans (about 400 grams) • onion • tomatoes • Mexican chorizo sausage • bacon (100 grams) • pork cracklings (about 225 grams) • Cilantro • Dried arbol chiles • Coarse salt • oil

bolillo rolls (or substitute with French rolls or small baguettes) • Manchego cheese (if unavailable, use Chihuahua, Oaxaca, or panela cheese) • cooked beans (pinto, black, or bayo; I used pinto beans) (about 240 grams) • butter • carrots • small zucchini • medium cauliflower florets • red onion • Salt, to taste • Lime, to taste • Lime, to taste