Need help with Beans

[okie sawbones]

For me, it's not the music......it's the smell! LOL!

 

[1MoreFord]

For me, it's not the music......it's the smell! LOL!

That's for when you need to do some crop dusting.

 

[JC in GB]

This is what I use and have had nothing but good feedback from. In fact, when I make this, it's all my youngest will eat...she won't even touch the brisket or pork, she'll just sit with a big ass bowl of beans and a smile on her face.


Ingredients

10 slices bacon, chopped
1 yellow onion, medium, finely chopped
1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
15 oz can kidney beans, drained
15 oz can navy beans, drained
15 oz can pinto beans, drained
15 oz can baked beans, Undrained
2/3 cup ketchup
2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
8 oz tomato sauce
1/4 cup molasses
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 Tablespoon yellow mustard
1 teaspoon hot sauce, or more to taste
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or more, to taste



Instructions

Heat smoker to 275 degrees.

Add bacon to a large pot. Turn heat to medium and cook, stirring often until crisp. Remove to a paper-towel lined plate. Remove only some of the excess grease.

Sautee veggies: Add onion to pan and sautee for 4 minutes. Add bell pepper and garlic and cook for 2 more minutes.

Add remaining ingredients and bacon and to stir to combine. Taste and add additional salt and pepper, if needed.

Pour mixture into a 9×13 pan and smoke, uncovered for 1 hour, then covered with foil for 1-1.5 hours, depending on desired thickness. Uncover, spinkle on a little more brown sugar on top and smoke an additional 10 minutes to finish.

That looks like a great recipe. I am going to archive this one.

Thank you....

JC

 

[JC in GB]

Hope everyone had a joyous 4th. I ended up doing more cooking than I expected and was out by 6:30..

Anyway, I ended up using Dutch's bean recipe as it had the lowest ingredient count.

I used my own bacon cut into cubes for the bacon and I also added some shredded pulled pork. I cut the sugar in half to play to the geriatric diners.

These beans turned out fantastic!! I got rave reviews and at the end of the night, the bean kettle was empty. Nuff said.

I received several requests for the recipe but I don't think they will capture the magic of that batch of beans.

Thanks everyone for your input it was much appreciated. I now have a new respect for BBQ beans done the right way.

My Memphis style dry ribs turned out fantastic as well.

JC