Cowboy Beans - The Right Way! - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. dried pinto beans
2 1/2 c. cold water
1/2 lb. bacon
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 c. picante sauce
1 tsp. salt
1 clove garlic, minced
1 6 oz. can tomato paste

Preparation

Thoroughly wash and pick over beans, (be sure to get out all those little pieces of gravel) then put the beans in a mixing bowl. Drown them real good in cold water and let em' soak overnight (that'll soften em' up some).