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                            Santa Maria Beans

Recipe By     : Rose Dosti in _Dear SOS:Thirty Years of Recipe Requests_
Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Beans and Legumes                California
                Side Dishes

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      pound         small pink beans (pinkitas or pintos)
   1      slice         bacon -- diced
     1/4  cup           ham -- diced
   1      small clove   garlic -- minced
     3/4  cup           tomato puree
     1/4  cup           canned red chile sauce
   1      tablespoon    sugar
   1      teaspoon      dry mustard
   1      teaspoon      salt

Cover beans with water and soak overnight.  Drain and cover with fresh cold 
water and simmer 2 hours or until tender.  Meanwhile, saute bacon and ham 
until lightly browned.  Add garlic and saute 1 to 2 minutes, then add tomato 
puree, chile sauce, sugar, mustard and salt.

Drain most of liquid off beans and stir in sauce.  Keep warm over very low 
heat or in low oven until ready to serve.  Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Cook's Notes:  Rose Dosti, a long-time food writer for the Los Angeles Times, 
includes this recipe in the cookbook, __Dear SOS: Thirty Years of Recipe 
Requests to the Los Angeles Times__, Los Angeles Times, 1994, ($18.95).  Ms. 
Dosti writes: "Rodeo week in Santa Maria, California, prompted requests for 
ranchero-style beans.."

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