Cowboy Pork & Beans

Name: Cowboy Pork & Beans
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h 25 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: salt and freshly ground black pepper; salt and freshly ground black pepper; chopped parsley leaves, to serve; cooked American long-grain rice, to serve; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 2 tbsp molasses or dark brown sugar; 2 tbsp molasses or dark brown sugar; 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce, or to taste; 1 tbsp ground cumin; 1 tbsp ground coriander; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 onion, finely chopped; 400 g/14 oz tinned black beans, drained and rinsed; 400 g/14 oz tinned red kidney beans, drained and rinsed; 700 g/1 lb 9 oz belly of pork, cut into strips along the grain, then cut into bite-sized pieces; 1 tbsp sunflower oil; 280 g/10 oz carrots, thinly sliced; 250 ml/9 fl oz/1 cup Vegetable Stock, Beef Stock or ready-made stock, plus extra if needed; 250 ml/9 fl oz/1 cup Vegetable Stock, Beef Stock or ready-made stock, plus extra if needed; 250 ml/9 fl oz/1 cup Vegetable Stock, Beef Stock or ready-made stock, plus extra if needed; 400 g/14 oz/scant 12/3 cups tinned chopped tomatoes; ½ tsp cayenne pepper, or to taste; 1 tbsp dried thyme or dried oregano; 1 tbsp dried thyme or dried oregano

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
6 hr

Appears in

I Love My Slow Cooker

By Beverly LeBlanc

Published 2012

About

Ingredients

1 tbsp sunflower oil
700 g/1 lb 9

Americas
United States
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a high heat. Add the pork and fry for 3–5 minutes until browned on all sides and as much fat as possible has melted into the pan, working in batches, if necessary. Watch closely, making sure that the edges do not burn. Transfer the pork to the slow cooker, then add all the beans.

Pour off any excess fat from the pan, leaving about