California Barbecued Beans

Name: California Barbecued Beans
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: US & Canada, American, California
Ingredients: 4 slices, bacon, chopped fine; 1/2 pound, deli ham, chopped fine; 1 , onion, chopped fine; 4 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 pound, pink kidney beans, soaked overnight and drained; 6 cups, water; 1 cup, canned tomato puree; 1/2 cup, bottled taco sauce; 5 tablespoons, packed light brown sugar; 1 tablespoon, dry mustard; , Salt; 1/4 cup, chopped fresh cilantro leaves; 2 tablespoons, cider vinegar

Side Dishes
US & Canada
American
California
Pasta, Grains, Rice & Beans
Beans
Grilling & Barbecue

Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2007

This dish traditionally uses beans and chili sauce rarely seen beyond California. We wanted to recreate this regional recipe with nationally available supermarket ingredients.

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 1½ hours

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