Cattleman'S Beans
Ingredients
- 6 cups cold water ⓘ
- 2 1/4 cups dried pinto beans ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons butter ⓘ
- 1/2 pound bulk pork sausage ⓘ
- 2 cups peeled tart apple slices ⓘ
- 1 1/2 cups tomato juice
- 1 cup chopped onion ⓘ
- 1/4 cup brown sugar ⓘ
- 2 cloves garlic, mashed ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons salt ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse black pepper ⓘ
- 1/4 cup Jamaican rum ⓘ
- 1/4 cup sour cream, for topping ⓘ
Instructions
- Combine cold water and beans in a pot; let stand 8 hours to overnight.
- Stir butter into the pot with the beans and water; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer until beans are tender, about 2 hours.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir pork sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and reserve 2 tablespoons sausage drippings.
- Stir sausage and reserved drippings, apple slices, tomato juice, onion, brown sugar, garlic, salt, chili powder, mustard, and black pepper into beans. Bring bean mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer until flavors blend, about 2 hours.
- Stir rum into beans, ladle beans into bowls, and top with sour cream.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
739
kcal
37% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).