Ingredients
- 4 strips thick sliced bacon, cut into 1/4-inch slivers
- 2 medium onions, finely chopped (about 2 cups)
- 1/2 green bell pepper, finely chopped
- 2 gloves garlic, minced
- 2 (15-ounce) cans great northern or kidney beans, drained and rinsed in a colander
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup barbecue sauce
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar, or to taste
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
- 1 tablespoon dry mustard
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 1/4 tablespoon liquid smoke, or to taste
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
In a heavy pot, cook the bacon over medium heat to render the fat, about 5 minutes. Discard all but 2 tablespoons fat.
Add the onion, pepper, and garlic and cook until the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in the beans, molasses, barbecue sauce, ketchup, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustards, vinegar, and liquid smoke. Simmer the beans, uncovered, until rich and thickly flavored, 10 to 15 minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon. Alternatively, place the baked beans in a deep baking dish and bake in a 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes. Add salt, pepper, or any other ingredient to taste.
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By jamaturo_8544689
Selkirk, NY
on May 26, 2013
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We loved this recipe, fed four hungry people as side dish but would double if taking to a barbecue. Excellent balance of flavors, used pinto beans and cooked lower temp, covered for an hour longer.
Did not have liquid smoke, substituted smoked paprika, but will try w/ smoke next time.
By eureca
Mission Hills, CA
on November 29, 2012
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These beans deserve a medal! I've had good baked beans, and good barbeque beans, but nowhere have I had good barbeque sweet baked beans like this! My family had a revered recipe that has been passed down for years but this has become the new family recipe! Thank you!
For people who are wondering about their beans coming out hard or crunchy, you can always try using pork and beans and rinsing off the sauce. Or, try taking the beans and cooking them a while before adding to your recipe.
By Paphotogirl
Strasburg, PA
on June 30, 2012
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I am SO excited I found this recipe again! I originally found this in a long-ago edition of Bon Appetit magazine and it was my quickie baked bean standard, but I lost the magazine. This is the same exact recipe that I used to use. It's going to be a Happy 4th of July! Thank you Steven! (I think the others that posted a bad review didn't see that you're supposed to use CANNED beans...
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