Texas Beans With Bacon Food

TEXAS BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Fry bacon, drain, crumble and set aside. Drain all but about a tablespoon of the bacon fat, then brown the ground beef with onions.
• Put all ingredients in a bean pot if you have one, or a ceramic baking dish and mix well. Bake 350 for 45 minutes. NOTE: If I don't double, I use a large or 2 small cans of baked beans and it goes a little farther.

WEST TEXAS BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• In a stockpot or Dutch oven, cover beans with cold water by 6 inches. Soak 8 hours or overnight.
• In a heavy skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon, and set aside.
• Pour off all but 3 tablespoons fat. Add onions, chile powder, and garlic; saute stirring, until onions are soft, about 5 minutes.
• Drain beans. Return to stockpot; cover with water by 2 inches. Crumble bacon into small pieces; add to beans with onion mixture, sugar, and beer. Cook, covered, over medium-high heat; stir occasionally, until beans are soft and liquid is almost absorbed, about 2 1/2 hours. Season with salt and pepper and serve warm.

GREEN BEANS AND BACON

Steps:

• Toss the green beans into a large pot of boiling salted water and cook until bright green in color and crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain the beans and shock in a large bowl of ice water to stop the cooking. Drain the beans again and pat dry.
• Cook the bacon in a large, heavy saute pan until crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Spoon off the excess bacon grease, leaving 2 tablespoons in the pan. Add the onion to the pan and saute until soft and very tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle in the garlic and red pepper flakes and saute until just fragrant, about 1 more minute. Add the reserved green beans and the pecans and cook until heated through, 5 to 6 minutes more. Return the bacon to the pan, pour in the lemon juice and toss. Season with salt and pepper.

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.

TEXAS PINTO BEANS

Steps:

• Place beans in a Dutch oven; add water 2 inches above beans.
• Bring to a boil; boil 1 minute; cover, remove from heat and let stand 1 hour; drain.
• Bring beans, 4 1/2 cups water, and next 4 ingredients to a boil in a Dutch oven.
• Cover, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 1 hour and 30 minutes or until tender.
• Add tomato and jalapeno pepper, and simmer mixture for 30 more minutes.

TEXAS-STYLE BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion and garlic in hot oil until onion begins to soften, 5 to 7 minutes. Add bacon, bell pepper, and jalapeno peppers; cook and stir until bacon is browned, 7 to 10 minutes more.
• Stir beer, barbeque sauce, brown sugar, and molasses together in a large bowl; add pinto beans and bacon mixture. Season with garlic salt and black pepper. Pour beans mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and browned, about 45 minutes.

TEXAS ROADHOUSE GREEN BEANS (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Using a colander, thoroughly drain green beans. Set aside.
• Mix water, sugar and pepper until well incorporated. Set aside.
• Preheat your cooking pan to Medium High heat.
• Raw Bacon Method.
• Using a cutting board and a knife, dice the raw bacon into equal size pieces. Place diced bacon into preheated cooking pan. Continually stir bacon with large spoon to keep the bacon from burning.
• Once bacon is cooked add the onions and cook until they are tender and light brown.
• Diced, Cooked Ham Method.
• Using a cutting board and a knife, dice the cooked ham into equal size pieces. Place the diced ham and onions into the preheated cooking pan.
• Using the large spoon, continue to stir the ham and onions until the ham is lightly brown and the onions are tender.
• Now that the onions are tender add the liquid mixture and the beans.
• Using the rubber spatula stir the mixture until incorporated.
• Bring mixture to a boil and turn heat to simmer. Serve beans as soon as you are ready.