Carne en su Jugo (Meat in its Juices)

Ingredients

• 6 slices bacon
• 3 cups water
• 4 freshs tomatillos , husks removed
• 3 serranos chile peppers , seeded and chopped
• 1 clove garlic , peeled
• 2 pounds flank steak , cut into 1/2-inch squares
• 1 cube chicken bouillon
• 2 cans pinto beans , 15.5 ounce
• 0.5 onion , chopped
• 6 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• ground black pepper , to taste
• 1 lime , cut into 6 wedges

Instructions

1. 1

   Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Crumble bacon and set aside.

2. 2

   Combine water, tomatillos, serrano peppers, and garlic in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Transfer contents to a blender; blend until smooth and set aside. (You can skip the simmering step and blend raw tomatillos, peppers, and garlic with water and a few pieces of browned flank steak if you like.)

3. 3

   Place a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir flank steak in the hot skillet until completely browned. Pour tomatillo mixture over beef and bring to a boil. Stir in chicken bouillon and reduce heat to medium. Cover the skillet and simmer until tender, 30 minutes to 1 hour.

4. 4

   Meanwhile, heat pinto beans in a saucepan over medium heat until warm; reduce heat to low to keep warm until needed.

5. 5

   Stir bacon and pinto beans into flank steak mixture; divide mixture between 6 bowls. Garnish each with onion, cilantro, black pepper, and a lime wedge.