Originally Posted by Filaman
What are you calling cowboy Beans? I've heard of 'em everywhere but here in Texas. Maybe all beans in Texas are Cowboy beans. We call what I think of as cowboy beans as Pinto's cooked with Salt Pork, Bacon, or ham hocks with garlic, onions, and a little to a lot of chili Powder. I like a couple hand fulls of chopped up cilantro thrown in towards the end. I soak em over night before I cook em. I also put in a half a cap full of Yucktecha Habinaro sauce. I don't want 'em hot, just a suggestion of hot. BTW, they go great with BBQ.





I referenced "Cowboy Beans" earlier in this thread........



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I buy them by the pint at HEB food store, along with a pint of homestyle potato salad. Great for a quickie. I like beans. I'll suck em' down cold right out of the container when I'm at the lease and don't want to take time to fix a meal.



Now when it comes to home-made........


I call these my Texas "Barking Spider" Beans.

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Sometimes I use pintos

other times I use 15bean soup beans..........


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Put dry beans in a pot and add a quart or so of water. Let sit over night or blanch (bring just to a boil), turn of the heat and cover and let sit 20 minutes or so. Pour off liquid. Rinse beans.


The ingredients are not set in stone, one can add or subtract to/from. This is basically how I do it.

Into a large crockpot pour/add

1 can Rotel tomatoes, with Cilantro and lime juice.
2 cans tomato sauce.
Three tablespoons (or more) Caldo de Res powdered beef bullion.
½ teaspoon Corriander
Two or three teaspoons Cumin Powder
Garlic Powder
Black Pepper
Paprika
Chili Powder
Cayenne Red Pepper
Couple dashes of Tony Chacheries Creole Seasoning

Chop up and add
1 or two large cloves of garlic
½ sweet yellow onion and red onion
½ large red bell pepper
2 medium jalepeno peppers
2 chipotle peppers
bunch of fresh Cilantro, chopped
½ lb of Venison Smoked links, chopped, or your grocers brand of smoked links if you don't have your own.
4 to 8 oz of cubed/diced ham
Beans of choice

Add water to within 1/2" of the lid so you'll have plenty of soup. If you need to add more beef bullion powder do so to taste.

Cover your crockpot and fasten the lid securely. Cook for 10 to 12 hours on low.

After the beans are done, put your beans in a bowl with plenty of pot liquor

Add some crushed up Corn chips or crumble up some cornbread and scarf.


If the spiders in your immediate vicinity don’t start barkin’ within six hours of consumption, you left something out. LOL

ya!

GWB

A Kill Artist. When I draw, I draw blood.