Barbecued Baked Beans

Name: Barbecued Baked Beans
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 6-8
Ingredients: 10 slices bacon, chopped; 1 medium yellow onion, chopped; 2 cups homemade or store-bought barbecue sauce; 1 1 ⁄ 4 cups dark brown sugar; 1 cup beef stock; 1 cup leftover chopped beef brisket or pulled pork; 1 ⁄ 4 cup molasses; 1 tbsp. dry mustard; 2 tsp. kosher salt; 1 ⁄ 8 tsp. ground cloves; 4 (15-oz.) cans navy beans, drained and rinsed; 1 (16-oz.) can whole, peeled tomatoes, crushed by hand; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Serves
serves 6-8

TODD COLEMAN

These classic baked beans are a barbecue side-dish staple. This recipe first appeared in our June/July 2011 BBQ issue.

Ingredients

10 slices bacon, chopped
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
2 cups homemade or store-bought barbecue sauce
1 ¹⁄₄ cups dark brown sugar
1 cup beef stock
1 cup leftover chopped beef brisket or pulled pork
¹⁄₄ cup molasses
1 tbsp. dry mustard
2 tsp. kosher salt
¹⁄₈ tsp. ground cloves
4 (15-oz.) cans navy beans, drained and rinsed
1 (16-oz.) can whole, peeled tomatoes, crushed by hand
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

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Instructions

Step 1

Heat oven to 325°. Heat bacon in an 8-qt. Dutch oven over medium-high heat, and cook, stirring, until its fat renders, about 6 minutes. Add onion, and cook, stirring, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add sauce, sugar, stock, meat, molasses, mustard, salt, cloves, beans, tomatoes, and pepper; bring to a boil. Cover pot and place in oven; bake until thick and fragrant, about 2 hours. Cool 10 minutes.

Heat oven to 325°. Heat bacon in an 8-qt. Dutch oven over medium-high heat, and cook, stirring, until its fat renders, about 6 minutes. Add onion, and cook, stirring, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add sauce, sugar, stock, meat, molasses, mustard, salt, cloves, beans, tomatoes, and pepper; bring to a boil. Cover pot and place in oven; bake until thick and fragrant, about 2 hours. Cool 10 minutes.