BBQ Baked Beans
Flavorful baked beans made with care from sratch
Ingredients:
¼ pound bacon, diced
1 medium onion, diced
4 medium garlic cloves, minced
1 lb. dried cannellini beans, washed & picked over to remove debris or dark-colored beans
1 cup strong black coffee
¼ cup dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon molasses
1 ½ tablespoons prepared brown mustard
½ cup plus 1 tablespoon barbecue sauce
½ tsp. hot pepper sauce, such as Tabasco
8 cups of water
Salt
Ground black pepper
Directions:
- In a large Dutch oven, sauté bacon until fat is rendered out, add onions and garlic and cook until fragrant.
- Add the rest of the ingredients – except for one tablespoon of BBQ sauce.
- Bake for 4 hours at 300 degrees with the lid on. Remove the lid and bake for another 1 – 1.5 hours. Add the 1 tbs. of BBQ sauce and salt and pepper at the end of the cooking process to your desired taste.