Subject: %Cowpoke Beans
From: [email-masked] (Sam Waring)
Date: 15 Feb 1996 07:07:00 -0700
Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes

On 7 Feb 96 Eugene Kraay said this about that:

 EK> My son needs an authentic "Cowboy Recipe" for a school project.  
 
     This comes as close as anything.  If there was one thing a cowboy 
could be sure he'd eat lots of on trail drives, it was beans.
 
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02
 
      Title: COWPOKE BEANS
 Categories: Vegetables
      Yield: 1 batch
 
      1 lb Pinto beans, dried
           Ham bone
      1    Chile ancho (opt)
      1 ts Salt
    1/4 lb Suet; chopped
      1 lg Onion; chopped
      1    Garlic clove; chopped
      4    Tomato, ripe; chopped
           -(for authenticity, use 1
           -pound canned tomatoes)
    1/2 ts Cumin, ground
    1/2 ts Marjoram, dried
  1 1/2 T  Chili powder
      1 ts Salt
 
  Cover beans with cold water and soak overnight.  Next day add the ham 
  bone, red chili pepper and salt to the UNDRAINED beans.  Bring to a 
  boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer gently for several hours or till 
  beans are tender. Drain and save liquid. Toward the end of the cooking 
  period, heat suet in a large skillet, stir in onion and garlic, and cook 
  for 5 minutes or till onions take on a little color. Add tomatoes, 1 cup 
  of the bean liquid and all remaining ingredients.  Cook over a low heat, 
  stirring frequently, for 45 minutes.  Combine with beans and continue 
  simmering gently for 20 minutes. 
 
MMMMM

Sam Waring                    
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