INGREDIENTS
1 pound dried Navy beans or pinto beans
6 cups
water
¼ pound salt pork, diced
1 large onion, chopped
1
garlic clove, minced
1 large green pepper, chopped
1-½ pounds
chuck steak, cubed
1-½ teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon oregano
¼
teaspoon red pepper
¼ teaspoon ground cumin
8 ounces tomato
sauce
Pick over beans and rinse well. Combine beans and
water in a large kettle. Bring to boiling; cover, cook 2 minutes.
Remove from heat and let stand 1 hour then pour into slow
cooker.
Brown salt pork in a large skillet; remove with a slotted
spoon to cooker; sauté onion, garlic and green pepper in pan
drippings; remove with slotted spoon to cooker.
Brown beef, a few pieces at a time in pan drippings;
remove to cooker with slotted spoon. Stir in salt, oregano, red
pepper, cumin and tomato sauce. Add more water, if necessary, to
bring liquid above beans.
Cook on low for 10 hours or on high for
6 hours, or until beans are tender.
Serves
8