Wednesday, July 06, 2005

Chuck Wagon Bean Pot

For my fellow Americans, I hope you had a nice Fourth weekend... four-day weekend, anyone? Here's a red-blooded American recipe featuring a chuck wagon and beans.

Chuck Wagon Bean Pot

1 lb favorite dry beans
1 ham hock or shank
1 lg onion, chopped
6 cups water
1 tsp salt
7 to 10 oz green chili salsa or
7 to 10 oz tomato sauce, canned or stewed tomatoes

Rinse the beans and remove any foreign matter. Soak overnight and drain water in morning. Then add all other ingredients and mix together.

Cover, set temperature at low, and forget for at least 10 hours. If you have only half a day, cook the mixture 5 or more hours on high.

When beans are done, take out ham bone, cut off the meat and put it back into the pot. Serve hot with corn bread or muffins. Green chili salsa is a Mexican sauce made from green chili peppers, onions, vinegar and other ingredients.

Josh Day
Editor, Crockpot Crazy
http://vegetarianrecipes101.com