Campfire Beans

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 4 lbs pinto beans, picked over and rinsed
• 1 lb bacon, chopped (or salt lamb)
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 2 tablespoons fresh ground black pepper
• 1 (12 ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chilies
• 3 whole jalapeno peppers

Recipe

• 1 place beans in a large pot with a tight-fitting cover and add enough water to cover beans by about 2 inches.
• 2 bring to a boil over high heat.
• 3 meanwhile, place bacon, onion, and garlic in a medium cast iron frying pan and brown the mixture, while stirring, over medium heat.
• 4 add bacon mixture to beans.
• 5 reduce heat and simmer until beans are soft, about 3 hours total cooking time, adding more hot water if needed.
• 6 add chili powder, sugar, salt, pepper, diced tomatoes with green chiles, and jalapeno peppers.
• 7 simmer for another 10 minutes and then serve.