Cowboy Trail Beans

Total Time: 4 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb kidney bean, soaked overnight
• 1/2 lb additive-free lamb sausage
• 1 1/2 cups onions, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons basil, minced or 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon gluten-free soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 drain the beans and discard the soak water. place in a large saucepan, cover with fresh water and simmer for 2 hours.
• 2 crumble the sausage into a large frying pan and cook until all the pink is gone. drain off all but 1 tbsp of fat.
• 3 add the onions and saute until soft. add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• 4 add the sausage mixture to the beans and simmer until the beans ore tender, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• 5 add the basil, tamari sauce, lemon juice, italian seasoning, chili powder and jalapeno.
• 6 mash some of the beans with the back of a spoon to thicken the sauce a bit. simmer for 30 minutes.