Chuck Wagon Beans
Ingredients
1 pound dried navy or pinto beans
6 C. water
1/4 pound salt pork diced
1 large onion chopped
1 garlic clove minced
1 large green pepper chopped
1 1/2 pounds chuck steak cubed
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. oregano crumbled
1/4 tsp. red pepper
1/4 tsp. ground cumin
8 oz. tomato sauce
Cooking Instructions
Pick over beans and rinse well. Combine beans and water in a large kettle. Bring to boiling, cover, cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand 1 hour then pour into crock pot. Brown salt pork in a large skillet, remove with a slotted spoon to cooker, sauté onion, garlic and green pepper in pan drippings, remove with slotted spoon to cooker. Brown beef, a few pieces at a time in pan drippings, remove to cooker with slotted spoon, stir in salt, oregano, red pepper, cumin and tomato sauce. Add more water, if necessary to bring liquid level above beans. Cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 6 hours, or until beans are tender.
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