Tuesday, May 24, 2016

El Pollo Loco BBQ Black Beans



I never heard of El Pollo Loco before. We don't have one on the east end of the island and I haven't seen one in Lake City so far.

Black beans are one of my favorites so I had to try this recipe from Top Secret Recipes- Unlocked  which I took out from the library.





Ingredients:

2  15 ounce cans black bean with liquid
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup chicken broth ( used beef broth)
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
3 tablespoons ketchup
3 tablespoons bacon fat ( from 2-3 pieces of cooked bacon which I also added )
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
3 tablespoons minced canned green chilies
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions:

1. Combine all the ingredients in a  medium saucepan and place over medium heat.

2. When the mixture begins to bubble, reduce the heat and simmer uncovered for 60-75 minutes or until the beans are soft and mixture thickens.

Serve alone or over rice. 
Note: Gabe ate black beans and rice in Honduras many years ago. It's one meal that he has talked about and I never found a recipe that he said was close to the Honduras beans till now . He loved this dish!

Featured 5/29/16 on Over the Moon Link Party

16 comments:

  1. Woo hoo! A happy husband raving about a new recipe is always a GOOD thing! I bet Bob would like these too.

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  2. Wow......this sounds like my kind of recipe. I am going to copy this out right now and make it this week. I love beans, and the rest of the ingredients sound great to me. Thanks Linda, a recipe I need to make.

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    1. It's easy and good.Let me know what you think.

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  3. I need to try this . I love beans. Thanks Linda..

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  4. Oh yum! I know my family would love these! Thanks for sharing at #SmallVictories!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by!

      See you at the party :-)

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  5. So yummy! Thanks for sharing at My Flagstaff Home.

    Jennifer

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  6. Thanks for sharing it! I love coming back to your blog each week. I grew up on Long Island and it's always fun to see what you are writing about. Thanks for dropping by the party this week! #HomeMattersParty

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    1. Thank you so much! It really means a lot to me that you take time to visit my little spot on the web.

      Hugs,
      Linda

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  7. Thanks Marilyn for the pin and Yum.

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  8. Thanks for sharing at Let's Get Real Friday Party.

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  9. El Pollo Loco is the bomb!! They are all over the west coast (California)...I miss them now that I'm in Kansas!! Looks like a great recipe...I love black beans too!! Thanks for sharing on My 2 favorite Things on Thursday!! Hope to see you again tomorrow!! Pinned!!

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