Cowboy Trail Beans Food

HOMESTEAD COWBOY BEANS

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and crispy, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and crumble when cool enough to handle.
• At the same time, heat another large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
• Place bacon, ground beef, onion, ketchup, and brown sugar in a slow cooker; mix well. Add baked beans, Great Northern beans, pinto beans, and pork and beans.
• Cook on Low, stirring often, about 4 hours.

COWBOY BACON BEANS

Steps:

• Rinse the beans under cold water, sorting out any rocks/particles. Set aside.
• In a heavy pot (cast iron), saute the bacon pieces until halfway cooked and the fat is rendered. Add the green peppers and onions to the pot and cook until starting to get brown, about 3 minutes. Add the beans and cover with water by 1 inch. Bring to a boil, and then add the brown sugar, ketchup, mustard, chili powder, salt, pepper and garlic. Reduce the heat to a simmer, place on the lid and cook until the beans are tender and the liquid is thick 3 to 4 hours.

COWBOY TRAIL BEANS

Steps:

• Drain the beans and discard the soak water. Place in a large saucepan, cover with fresh water and simmer for 2 hours.
• Crumble the sausage into a large frying pan and cook until all the pink is gone. Drain off all but 1 tbsp of fat.
• Add the onions and saute until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the sausage mixture to the beans and simmer until the beans ore tender, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Add the basil, tamari sauce, lemon juice, Italian Seasoning, chili powder and jalapeno.
• Mash some of the beans with the back of a spoon to thicken the sauce a bit. Simmer for 30 minutes.