Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. dry pinto beans
2 whole cloves garlic
4 Tbsp. salt or to taste
1 lb. diced bacon
1 lb. diced ham
1/2 c. diced tomatoes
2 c. diced chiles (use long green chiles)

Preparation

Put beans in a pot and cover with water and bring to a full boil and then put on simmer.
Add garlic and salt.
Cover and cook about 4 hours.
Make sure water level of beans stays just above beans.
In another pan, brown 1 pound of diced bacon; drain fat, leaving about 3 tablespoons drippings in the pan.
Add ham, onions, tomatoes and chiles; saute.
When beans are soft, add sauteed ingredients and bacon to bean pot and simmer about 20 minutes. Ready to serve.
Tastes good poured over rice and makes a meal.