Ingredients

  • 64 ounces pinto beans, canned, with juice lightly drained
  • 16 ounces kidney beans, canned lightly drained
  • 1/2 pound bacon diced and cooked crispy
  • 2 tablespoon bacon drippings
  • 14 1/2 ounces tomatoes, canned with juice diced
  • 14 1/2 ounces tomato sauce
  • 2 medium yellow onion diced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 7 ounces green chili peppers, canned diced
  • 2 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon oregano dried and minced
  • 2 teaspoon cumin
  • 4 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
  • 1 teaspoon red hot pepper sauce Tabasco preferred
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt more or less to taste

Method

  • To clarify the amount of beans, its 4 x 16 oz cans pinto beans and 1 x 16 oz can of red kidney beans.
  • Combine the following to a large Crock pot or Dutch oven.
  • Lightly drain off juice (dont drain completely) from the cans of beans and add to crock pot.
  • Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp.
  • Add bacon and 2 tablespoons of the drippings to beans.
  • Add tomato sauce.
  • Add tomatoes with juice to beans.
  • Add onions, garlic, chilies, chili powder, dried oregano and cumin, brown sugar, yellow mustard, tabasco sauce, and salt to taste.
  • Simmer 2+ hours.
  • Serve and garnish with a squeeze of fresh lime juice (optional and some fresh homemade garlic bread sticks.