Tuesday, July 9, 2013

It's bean awhile.

This is "Chapter 15" of the E-book. It's another one of those recipes that kind of has a misnomer.

"Arizona Chuck Wagon Beans" (6 quart pot)

~1 (14.5 oz) can navy beans, drained and rinsed (The recipe says 1 lb navy beans, dried or pinto. I improvised.)
~6 c water (I didn't use that much because my beans were already hydrated. I THINK I used about 3.)
~1/4 lb pork loin, diced
~1 onion, chopped
~1 garlic clove, minced
~1 green bell pepper, chopped
~1 1/2 lbs round steak, cubed
~1 1/2 t salt
~1/2 t dried oregano
~1/4 t crushed red pepper
~1/4 t cumin
~8 oz tomato sauce

Place beans in crock pot.
Heat oil in a skillet and fry pork until lightly browned.
Transfer to crock pot.
In the same skillet, sauté onion, garlic, and green pepper.
Transfer to crock pot.
In the same skillet, brown beef in pan drippings.
Transfer to crock pot.
Add salt, cumin, oregano, crushed red pepper, and tomato sauce to crock pot.
Add enough water to bring level just above the beans,
Cover and cook on low for 10 hours.

4 servings.
I think that my substitution made this soupier than it was supposed to be, BUT, as soups go, this was pretty good. It had a nice flavor and the meats were nice and tender. So...yay?

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