Mav's pork n beans concoction in DO

Maverick2272

Stewed Monkey
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OK, so I don't have a name for it yet, LOL. I took a recipe for Calico Beans and changed it all up to make it mine. I added a lot of ingredients it didn't have, and switch to only pork n beans instead of the 5 different kinds it originally called for. Here it is:

Ingredients:
2 lbs ground beef
1 lb bacon (IE one package I prefer smoked or maple flavor)
1 medium onion
6 cans pork n beans
4 tsp vinegar
1 cup ketchup
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp salt
2 tsp mustard
1 tsp liquid smoke flavoring
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

In dutch oven heated to about medium high add ground beef, bacon cut up into 1/4 inch squares, and onion diced medium to small. Stir and cook until meat is browned and cooked and onions are caramelized. Drain off some of the fat, but not all. Add in rest of ingredients and remove to indirect heat to simmer for 30 minutes at least. I like to let it go for an hour or more. The longer it goes the more the ingredients mix up and it thickens up.

That's it, and a favorite with the kids. For us adults, goes great with a beer!
 

RNE228

New member
Sounds good. And, adheres to the KISS(keep it simple silly) protocol that works so well when out camping in the boondocks.

In Scouts, we talked about the four "E's".
Easy to make
Easy to clean up
Everybody likes it
Easy on the budget
 
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