BBQ Baked Beans

BBQ Baked Beans

Recipe type: side Yield: 2-4 Prep time: 15-20 mins Cook time: 5 hrs 30 mins Total time: 5 hrs 45 mins

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:

1. In a large Dutch oven, sauté bacon until fat is rendered out, add onions and garlic and cook until fragrant.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients – except for one tablespoon of BBQ sauce.
3. 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.

Published on August 7, 2017 by Teri Williams