Buckaroo Beans

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb dry pinto beans
• 6 cups water
• 1 large onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 lb salt lamb
• 2 cups canned tomatoes, diced
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 cup green peppers or 1/2 cup red pepper, diced
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano

Recipe

• 1 add washed beans to water in large heavy pot; bring to boil.
• 2 boil for 2 minutes, then remove from heat and cover.
• 3 let stand an hour.
• 4 slice onion thick and garlic thin; add them along with the bay leaf and salt lamb and bring to a rapid boil.
• 5 reduce heat to a simmer; cover tightly and cook until beans are tender.
• 6 add tomatoes, dry mustard, green pepper, chili powder, brown sugar and oregano.
• 7 cover and simmer for about 2 hours to get full rich flavor.
• 8 beans should cook until there is just enough liquid left to resemble thick gravy.
• 9 you may have to remove cover at the last hour of cooking to thicken beans.