Mac's Pinto Beans
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Vegetables
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 6
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  15      ounces        tomato sauce
   1      pound         beans
   1      pound         bacon*
   1      large         red onion -- chopped
   4      cloves        garlic -- crushed
     1/4  cup           firmly packed brown sugar
   2      teaspoons     Worcestershire sauce -- or to taste
   4      teaspoons     rogelio bueno adobo**
 

Preparation:

*uncooked and sliced to thickness you like. ** use about 4 tab. of the paste and add it about 45 minutes to 1 hour before serving the beans. Put beans in crockpot and add water to cover plus 1 cup or the amount you would want for juice. Let beans cook till they start to soften then add everything but the adobo and let cook till done. Add salt and pepper to taste. I sometimes add 1- cup of beef broth instead of the water as I like the richer flavor. If using the broth I'm careful adding salt. We serve with fat slices of buttered french bread and pour the beans and juice on top of i