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California Barbecued Beans Recipe


California Barbecued Beans Recipe
Delicious regional dish: If you can find them, pinquito beans (a variety grown in the Santa Maria Valley) are traditional in this dish.

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Ingredients
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  • 4 slices bacon , chopped fine
  • 1/2 pound deli ham , chopped fine
  • 1 onion , chopped fine
  • 4 garlic cloves , minced
  • 1 pound pink kidney beans , soaked overnight and drained
  • 6 cups water
  • 1 cup canned tomato puree
  • 1/2 cup bottled taco sauce
  • 5 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon dry mustard
  • Salt
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
  • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar

Directions
  1. prep time does not include soaking overnight
  2. Cook bacon and ham in Dutch oven over medium heat until fat renders and pork is lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes.
  3. Add onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
  4. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
  5. Add beans and water and bring to simmer.
  6. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until beans are just soft, about 1 hour.
  7. . Stir in tomato puree, taco sauce, sugar, mustard, and 2 teaspoons salt.
  8. Continue to simmer, uncovered, until beans are completely tender and sauce is thickened, about 1 hour. (If mixture becomes too thick, add water.)
  9. Stir in cilantro and vinegar and season with salt. Serve.
  10. (Beans can be refrigerated for up to 4 days.)

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This sounds delicous thanks


Sounds wonderful, you have my 5


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