Texas Style Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. pinto beans
1/4 lb. salt pork, diced
1 c. chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tsp. salt
dash of pepper
2 (16 oz. each) cans tomatoes
1 Tbsp. sugar
6 drops bottled hot pepper sauce

Preparation

Wash beans before soaking.
In 2-quart pot or casserole, cover beans with water; soak overnight.
Do not drain.
Add salt pork, onion, garlic, salt and pepper to beans.
Simmer, covered, for 2 hours.
Add tomatoes, green pepper, sugar and hot pepper sauce. Cover and simmer 3 hours more.
Makes 8 to 10 servings.