Chile Beans

 This was a recipe i've been wanting to add here foe some time. It's a New Mexico standard and we ate it at the 2025 Family Reunion. I compared and contrasted a bunch of online recipes and came up with this which is quite tasty.

Cook in crock pot. High for 6 hours or so. 

• 2 cups dry mixed beans (or just pinto beans)
• 3 cups water
• 2 tsp beef base
• 6 oz hamburger
• 3 cups beef broth
• ½ large yellow onion, peeled, whole

When the beans are soft, add these ingredients

• 3 cloves garlic, peeled and whole
• 1 1/2 Tbsp NM red chile powder (this has no oregano, onion or garlic. just ground dried chiles)
• 1/2 tsp dried celery flakes
• 1 tsp Mexican Oregano
• 1/4 tsp Whole Comino
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1 oz Bourbon or brandy

• Salt when done, 1/2 tsp but taste and adjust

Cook on high for another 30 minutes until the flavors merge