Cowboy Beans

Name: Cowboy Beans
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters dried pinto beans; 1 Tbsp bacon fat (optional); 1 Tbsp vegetable oil (if not using the bacon fat, use 2 Tbsp vegetable oil); 1 medium yellow onion, chopped; 5 minced garlic cloves; 1 smoked ham hock or ham shank; 473 milliliters water; 473 milliliters black coffee; 355 milliliters tomato-based barbecue sauce; 59 milliliters chopped pickled jalapeños (optional); 59 milliliters chopped red onion for garnish (optional); 1 serving Salt to taste

If you want to add more gluten free and dairy free recipes to your recipe box, Cowboy Beans might be a recipe you should try. One serving contains 2651 calories, 227g of protein, and 172g of fat. This recipe covers 61% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly roughly 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up ham shank, pickled jalapeños, onion, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Place the beans in a large pot and cover with a couple inches of water. Soak the beans overnight and then drain. Alternatively, bring a pot with the beans covered with 2 inches of water to a boil, remove from heat and let soak for a hour, then drain.

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Heat the bacon fat and the vegetable oil in a Dutch oven or other heavy-bottomed lidded pot over medium-high heat.

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Add the onion and sauté for 3 minutes, stirring often, until translucent and just beginning to brown.

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Add the garlic and sauté another 1-2 minutes.

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Add beans, ham hock water, salt, coffee to the onions, simmer:

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Add the drained beans into the pot with the onions.

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Add the ham hock, the water, a little salt, and the coffee.

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Stir and bring to a simmer. Cook this way for 50-60 minutes or longer. (Some beans may take longer to cook, especially if they are older.) The beans should be edible, but still just a little firm (not mushy soft).

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Add BBQ sauce, simmer:

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Add the barbecue sauce and stir to combine. Cover and simmer on low heat until the meat from the ham hock begins to separate from the bone, up to 2 hours.

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