Cowboy Beans 🌵
Preparation Time: Less than 30 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins to 1 hour
Serves: 6–8
Ingredients:
2 tbsp oil, beef dripping, or lard
200g/7oz smoked bacon lardons
1 onion, finely diced
1 green pepper, finely diced
250g/9oz beef mince
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tbsp mustard powder
½ tsp ground cloves
100ml/3½fl oz bourbon whisky
500ml/18fl oz passata or chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp molasses
1 tbsp hot sauce (or to taste)
1kg/2lb 4oz cooked haricot or pinto beans
500ml/18fl oz beef stock or consommé
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method:
Sauté: Heat oil in a large stockpot. Fry the bacon, onion, and green pepper for about 10 minutes until the bacon fat renders and the veggies caramelize.
Brown the Beef: Add the beef mince and cook until browned. Stir in the garlic, mustard powder, and cloves.
Deglaze: Pour in the bourbon, stirring to loosen all those flavorful bits from the bottom of the pan.
Simmer: Add the passata, brown sugar, molasses, and hot sauce. Stir in the beans and stock. Season with salt and pepper.
Cook: Simmer for about 25 minutes, stirring regularly until the sauce thickens and the beef is fully cooked.
Serve these rich and savory beans with your favorite meat or on their own for a cowboy-approved meal! 🤠🌶️
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