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Chuck Wagon Beans
Thom Hackett
Original
Recipe Author is Unknown
Servings: 12

Covered wagon kitchens, complete with pantries
and tailgates, once brought meals to cowboys driving cattle north from the Texas
range to the new Kansas railroads. Menu: Coffee, steaks, stews and beans,
beans, beans.
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Ingredients
½ pound bacon slice
3 pounds ground beef
3 cups onion, chopped
1 cup celery, finely chopped
2 bouillon cube, beef
⅔ cup boiling water
1½ cloves garlic, minced
1½ cups catsup
3 tablespoons prepared mustard
1½ teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon pepper
2 baked beans, cans 29 oz. each molasses-style
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Cooking Method
Heat oven to
375° F.
In
Dutch oven or large roasting pan, fry bacon until crisp.
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Set aside.
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Drain fat from pan.
In same pan, cook and stir ground beef, onion and celery until meat is
brown and onion is tender.
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Dissolve bouillon cubes in boiling
water.
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Stir bouillon and remaining ingredients into meat mixture.
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Cover.
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Bake 1 hour 15 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
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Crumble
bacon.
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Sprinkle bacon over beans.
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