Texas Cowboy Beans Food

COWBOY BEANS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the soaked beans, ham hock, bay leaf, garlic, jalapeno, and 5 cups of water to a boil over high heat. Cover the pan, reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 2 hours or until beans are tender. If the beans absorb too much water, add 1 cup of water after 1 hour and continue cooking (Beans mixture should remain soupy while cooking). Turn off the heat.
• Cook the bacon in a large saute pan over medium-high heat until almost crisp, about 10 minutes. Add onion and cook for about 3 minutes or until translucent. Transfer bacon and onion mixture to the pot with the beans. Wipe pan clean. In same pan cook chorizo over medium heat until crisp, about 1 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove the chorizo and drain on paper towels. Add to the beans. Season lightly with salt, if necessary. Stir the beans over medium-high heat until heated through. Remove the bay leaf and ham hock and discard. Ladle into bowls and serve.
• Cook's Note: In place of soaking the beans, you can use 3 (15-ounce) cans rinsed and drained pinto beans. Proceed as above but reduce the cooking time to 1 hour.

COWBOY BEANS

Steps:

• Brown 2 ounces diced chorizo in a skillet with olive oil. Add 1/2 diced onion and cook 4 minutes. Stir in 1/2 diced jalapeno, 1 teaspoon each dried oregano, chili powder and minced garlic, and 1 chopped tomato; cook 1 minute. Add a 15-ounce can pinto beans (undrained) and 3/4 cup water; simmer 15 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and hot sauce.

TEXAS COWBOY BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef until no longer pink; drain fat, and set aside.
• In a 3 1/2 quart or larger slow cooker, combine the ground beef, baked beans, green chiles, onion and barbeque sauce. Season with brown sugar, garlic powder, chili powder and hot pepper sauce. Cook on HIGH for 2 hours, or low for 4 to 5 hours.

COWBOY BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a Dutch oven, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, until heated through, 50-60 minutes.

COWBOY BEANS - TEXAS STYLE

Steps:

• Wash beans and pour into large saucepan or dutch oven.
• Add all other ingredients except the salt.
• Bring to a boil while stirring.
• Reduce heat and allow to simmer for two hours, covered.
• Stir occasionally, bringing up the beans from the bottom.
• Add salt after 1 hour.
• Beans are done when soft but still hold their shape.
• Note: If doubling this recipe, do not increase the amount of chili powder.

EASY COWBOY BEANS

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crispy. Drain and crumble. Put in large pot.
• Brown ground beef and onions together. Drain. Add to pot. (Bacon can be cooked with the ground beef and onions if cut into chunks. I use kitchen shears to just cut through all the slices--into about 1-1/2" chunks.).
• Add the rest of the ingredients to the pot. DO NOT drain the beans! Stir everything together.
• Bring to a boil, then turn down heat and simmer for about an hour. If you're going to let it simmer, don't add the lima beans right away, as they tend to fall apart.
• These are generally better the next day, but are might fine the same day!

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.