cattleman's beans

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 cups cold water
• 2 1/4 cups dried pinto beans
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 pound bulk lamb sausage
• 2 cups peeled tart apple slices
• 1 1/2 cups tomato juice
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 cloves garlic, mashed
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon coarse black pepper
• 1/4 cup jamaican
• 1/4 cup sour cream, for topping

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs 5 mins

Ready Time: 12 hrs 25 mins


• combine cold water and beans in a pot; let stand 8 hours to overnight.
• stir butter into the pot with the beans and water; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer until beans are tender, about 2 hours.
• heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. cook and stir lamb sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and reserve 2 tablespoons sausage drippings.
• stir sausage and reserved drippings, apple slices, tomato juice, onion, brown sugar, garlic, salt, chili powder, mustard, and black pepper into beans. bring bean mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer until flavors blend, about 2 hours.
• stir into beans, ladle beans into bowls, and top with sour cream.