Baked Beans

[Mechnech]

Got a fair recipe for em, but I thought I might check to see if anyone has a really great one.

[nascarchuck]

http://cookinwithchuck.blogspot.com/200 ... beans.html


DUTCH’S WICKED BAKED BEANS
(Beans that will even make Chili Heads happy)

6-8 strips of bacon cut into 1/2 inch squares
1/2 Medium onion, diced
1/2 Bell pepper, diced
2 - 3 Jalapeño Peppers, diced (seeding is optional)
1 - 55 ounce can Bush’s Baked Beans
1-8 ounce can of pineapple chunks, drained
1 Cup Brown Sugar, packed
1 Cup ketchup
3 Tbs. Worcestershire Sauce (good quality such as Lee & Perrin’s)
1/2 - 1 Tbs. dry (ground) mustard

Sauté bacon pieces in fry pan until crispy and remove from pan with a slotted spoon. Sauté onion, bell pepper and jalapeño pepper until tender.

In a large mixing bowl combine beans, pineapple, brown sugar, ketchup and dry mustard. Stir in bacon pieces and vegetables. Pour into a 12X9 or a deep 9X9 aluminum baking pan. (While mixing if things look dry, add additional ketchup 1/4 -1/2 cup at a time)

Place in a 220-250° smoker for 2 1/2 – 3 hours (make sure temperature of the baked beans reaches 160°) or place in a 350° oven and bake for 1 hour.

NOTE: If you are making these beans as a side dish for pork ribs, smoke the removed skirt meat for 1-1 1/2 hours, then dice the skirt meat and stir into the Baked Beans in place of the bacon.

DISCLAIMER:

With the Jalapeño pepper and the dry mustard these beans have the potential for some MAJOR heat. CAUTION should be exercised when feeding these beans to small children and/or the elderly.

To make this recipe Family Friendly, omit the Jalapeño pepper and the dry mustard.

[DATsBBQ]

Are you looking for traditional Boston Baked Beans or something else? If you're looking for BBBs, then I'll get a hold my sis as she is the holder of grand ma's recipe collection. I do remember that it uses Northern Beans and Molasses but not much else.

[Gator]

I have a Baked Bean (pork-n-bean based) recipe that is really sweet - is that what you are looking for?

[Mechnech]

I don't want to get real fancy right now, I was looking for something as a side for a get together for around 80 people...MIL's 80th birthday, so I got to keep it tame. But for cooking for home I would try either if ya want to part with em.

[DATsBBQ]

I sent an email off to my sis.

[DATsBBQ]

Grannies Boston Baked Bean recipe here:
viewtopic.php?f=34&t=14186
Enjoy

[Mechnech]

Thanks DATs, will give em a try. This go around think I will try Dutch's that Chuck posted, sounds like it would work fine on the pit. Thanks again ya'll.

[DATsBBQ]

Thanks DATs, will give em a try. This go around think I will try Dutch's that Chuck posted, sounds like it would work fine on the pit. Thanks again ya'll.

Good call. Since the BBB are from scratch I don't have a figure on how much longer they would take in a pit running at 250° vs an oven at 350°. Guess a guy could sub canned Navy Beans to speed up the process but that would be iffy as the molasses cooks into the beans turning them white to near black.

[CliffCarter]

Dave's recipe is close to what I have used for years(baked beans were a Sat. night staple growing up), except I omit the onion, decrease the molasses to 3/8 cup, increase the dry mustard to 1 tsp and cut the pork(no bacon) into cubes and fry in the dutch oven until lightly browned. IMHO no more effort is needed to make these from scratch than is needed to open the cans and then put in all the extra stuff. I cook my beans at 300° in the oven, as long as the liquid is bubbling they sould cook just fine in the pit at 250°.