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Courtesy of Ralph Pagano
Ingredients:
2 cups pinto, black, or white beans (soak them for at least 2 hours)
8 oz diced raw bacon
1 each diced onion
1 tablespoon fresh garlic
1 bunch chopped scallions
24 oz chicken stocksalt, pepper, granulated garlic, granulated onion,
4 oz ketchup
2 oz brown sugar
Salt pepper and cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
Preparation:
In heavy gauge pot sweat the bacon with the vegetables. Add ketchup, paprika, cayenne and brown sugar. Add beans and cover with stock and simmer for about 2 hours till beans are tender. Adjust seasoning totaste and enjoy.
NOTE: if you need more liquid to cook the beans, add it. Sometimes the bean absorbs more liquid depending on how long you soak it.