Fancy Baked Beans

iBeeSmok'n

Okay for all those asking yesterday you won't be disappointed in my mother-in-laws recipe. I usually double it so I can freeze a bunch.

3 cups - dry white pea beans
1/4lb bacon diced (I use a 1/2lb, love bacon)
1 28oz can tomatoes, undrained and chopped
2 large onions
3/4 cup ketchup
3/4 cup fancy molasses (I pour in more to darken them up, probably double at least)
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1tbsp dijon mustard
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
I add chunks of ham steak as well.

Rinse and sort beans in a large dutch oven or stock pot, cover beans with 3 times their volume of water.
Bring to boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cover and let stand for 1 hour.
Drain discarding the liquid.
Return soaked beans to pot along with 3 times their volume of fresh water. Bring to boil, reduce heat to simmer covered for 30-45 minutes or until tender.
Drain reserving 2 cups cooking liquid.
In a stock pot or dutch oven combine cooked beans, reserved cooking liquid, bacon, tomatoes, onions,ketchup, molasses, mustard, sugar,salt & pepper.
Cover and bake on the BGE at 300 F for 2 1/2 hours.
Uncover and bake for 1-1 1/2 hours longer or until sauce is thickened and coats beans well.
As mentione above I use allot of molasses to make the beans really dark.

As per my picture below I invert the plate setter and use the feet to keep the pot off the direct heat or you will burn the beans.

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do.

Cheers.

Mickey

Thank you

Hoss

Looks and sounds YUMMEE!Thanks for sharing the recipe.We love baked beans but get tired of the same old,same old.

maXim

Any French Canadian ancestry?

Your recipe looks very much like my Grandmother's :P

Thanks for sharing

maXim

iBeeSmok'n

I tried them on those nachos and wow it was yummy.

Enjoy!

iBeeSmok'n

Actually yes my mother-in-law (God bless her soul) was from Vald'Or Quebec.

cookn biker

Looks terrific and like a great recipe! Thanks!!

mikeb6109

gonna have to give these beans a try!!

iBeeSmok'n

Make a batch the same day you want some nachos and mix some beans on the plank when done, yummy.

LoneStarEgg

You are the man...Thank You.

Mountain Woman

This looks terrific. I have a 10 lb bag of pinto beans. Does the kind of bean matter? I need to make a huge pot of beans for a hot dog roast. Thanks!

Mountain Woman

This looks terrific. I have a 10 lb bag of pinto beans. Does the kind of bean matter? I need to make a huge pot of beans for a hot dog roast. Thanks!

Mountain Woman

This looks terrific. I have a 10 lb bag of pinto beans. Does the kind of bean matter? I need to make a huge pot of beans for a hot dog roast. Thanks!