Learn how to make Black Beans with Bacon & Smoked Chorico (Recipe in Description)

This Black Bean side dish is always a crowd pleaser! Smokey rich flavours combined with the salty bacon bits are so delicious. Give it a try --- you'll be wanting more!
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Recipe:
Black Beans with Bacon & Smoked Chorico
Ingredients:
5 cups of black beans (washed / rinsed) can use can if you'd like
1-1/2 onions finely chopped
12 slices of bacon sliced small pieces
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon pepper paste (use tomato paste as substitute)
1 link package of Portuguese Smoked Chorico or Spanish Chorizo chopped small pieces
1 cup of liquid (from beans or plain water)
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
4-6 cloves of garlic pressed
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon of taco seasoning (chili powder/ garlic powder / paprika / cumin/ salt)
remove 2 cups of beans (mash and then place back into the pot) this will thicken the beans - or you can take a blitzer to mash
Saffron Rice:
3/4 cup of basmati rice
water for cooking rice
1 packet of saffron into the rice water
add salt to taste