shallot [they/them, she/her]

Basically the recipe is “do the right thing with the right amount of stuff until it’s done” I guess

One pound of pinto beans soaked overnight.

Drain the beans and save the water.

Put some fat in a pot and sauté an onion until it’s nice and translucent.

Chop up a couple of chipotles and throw them in there. Then do the same with a couple of anchos, probably without the seeds this time.

Put the beans and 4 cups of the bean water in the pot with the onions and peppers. Throw in like three or five thinly sliced large garlic cloves, a few bay leaves, and some salt and pepper, and maybe some bouillon too. Bring it all to a simmer and keep it there with the lid on until the beans are nice and soft. Probably like 1.5-2 hours-ish?

Oh yeah almost forgot, slop some cider vinegar in there right about nowish, maybe a quarter or third cup or something, I don’t actually measure almost any of this stuff.

Throw in like a third cup of dark brown sugar and however much molasses feels right. Put the whole pot on a smoker or in the oven at 250-300ish without the lid for a handful of hours, stirring occasionally until it’s all thickened up and stewy, probably another few hours or something.

Now you have some bbq beans. I think it usually ends up like 4.5 pints or so by the end.

I don’t let myself try that hard. I will not touch prairie king, think too hard about side quests, or even things like community center bundles. I play for vibes, and the second they’re off I’m putting it down and walking away.

So yeah, I’ve had to make some adjustments to keep it at least partly effective this time around. But that doesn’t mean it’s particularly effective lol. I think I mainly use it as a way to force myself to disengage for a bit.

Mostly I don’t, but also stardew valley

I don’t know if I want to commit to participating in the discussion actively, but at the very least I’d be interested in reading along.