Cowboy beans strike a great balance between sweet ... and some kind of sweetener (I’ve seen recipes that use brown sugar, molasses, or even maple syrup), all simmered together in a Dutch oven.
Take a very large saucepan and place it onto a medium heat. Start by frying off the sausage meat. Then add the onions and a little splash of stock at this stage if you notice the bottom of the pan ...
Add chopped tomatoes, the zest and juice of the lemon and the beans. Add chipotle peppers if you want heat, and enough water to just cover the mixture, then gently simmer for 1 hour or until the ...
I dumped all the peppers, onions, beans, and olives into my stand ... and topped it with half of an avocado. The recipe made a ton of cowboy caviar. I knew this recipe would have a high yield ...