When a recipe starts by frying onions, garlic and bacon until they are all golden brown and smelling incredible, you know it’s going to be good. Right? These cowboy beans are sweet, salty and smoky and the perfect side dish or breakfast addition. The first time I had these beans, my husband’s cousin made them at a braai (cook-out). One taste and I was hooked. If you like sweet, smoky and salty flavours, you will love this. At first I thought I would just eat the beans on a thick slice of ciabatta toast but then I thought of a soft egg on top with it’s creamy yolk and I was sold. So I quickly fried up an egg and well, love at first sight. How can you NOT want to eat that?
Ingredients needed
Full recipe + amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
Bacon. Onion. Garlic. Beans. I used cannelini but any small white bean will work. Tomato ketchup. Tomato passata. Alternatively use tomato puree (not paste). Beef stock. Balsamic vinegar. Worcestershire sauce. Brown sugar. Salt and Pepper.
How to make cowboy beans?
Can I freeze Cowboy Beans?
Yes, you can. Allow the beans to cool completely before transferring to a freezer-proof container. Thaw the beans completely before re-heating and serving.
What to serve with cowboy beans
Easy side dish recipes
