Cowboy Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. dry pinto beans
4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1 large onion, chopped
jalapenos to taste
4 Tbsp. bacon grease
4 tsp. sugar
1 lb. hamburger meat
1 can tomatoes

Preparation

Cover the beans completely in water and add the grease, salt, sugar and chili powder.
Cook over low heat for 3 or 4 hours.
You may have to add water to keep the beans from burning and sticking. In a separate skillet, brown the hamburger.
Add the hamburger, onion and tomatoes to the beans after they have cooked about 3 hours.
Season to taste with jalapenos.
Makes 6 servings.