Mclintocks Trail Camp Beans Recipes

CHEF JOHN'S SANTA MARIA-STYLE BEANS

Steps:

• Place pink beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Drain.
• Place drained beans in a stockpot with enough cold water to cover. Bring to a simmer and cook until almost completely tender, about 1 hour 45 minutes.
• While beans are simmering, cook and stir bacon in a large saucepan over medium heat until cooked through but not crispy, 5 to 7 minutes. Add ham; cook and stir until ham is heated through, about 1 minute. Stir garlic into ham mixture and cook until garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute more. Add tomatoes, 1/2 cup water, ketchup, sugar, dry mustard, paprika, chili powder, salt, chipotle chile powder, and oregano. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and cook until flavors blend, about 30 minutes.
• Drain beans, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid. Combine beans, reserved liquid, and tomato mixture in the beans stockpot; bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender and mixture has thickened, about 30 minutes.

CAMPFIRE BEANS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients; mix well. Add cooked beef, bacon and bratwurst. Stir in all of the beans. , Pour into a 2-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour or until heated through.

COWBOY TRAIL BEANS

Steps:

• Drain the beans and discard the soak water. Place in a large saucepan, cover with fresh water and simmer for 2 hours.
• Crumble the sausage into a large frying pan and cook until all the pink is gone. Drain off all but 1 tbsp of fat.
• Add the onions and saute until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the sausage mixture to the beans and simmer until the beans ore tender, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Add the basil, tamari sauce, lemon juice, Italian Seasoning, chili powder and jalapeno.
• Mash some of the beans with the back of a spoon to thicken the sauce a bit. Simmer for 30 minutes.