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Pot-o-beans this winter .....pic

Clay Q
Clay Q Posts: 4,486
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
BBQ beans on a winter day made a nice relaxing cook. For the sauce I did not look at a recipe- just went ahead and started dumping ingredients in using beer induced judgment skills. Creative stuff. I started with white beans soaked the night before. I like pinto but all I had was Northern so that’s what’s going in. I found a chunk of bacon I made…..last year?...... at the bottom of the freezer, the inspiration for this cook.


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Haven’t seen a good sunset for quiet a while but this pot o beans started looking just as pretty. A little taste adjustment along the way- a drizzle of black strap. Smoked with hickory and white oak. I mopped my dinner bowl clean with buttered bread……I’m happy.
Clay


Comments

  • eggor
    eggor Posts: 777
    ClayQ,[p]was going to bring ham to a potluck but since the company is doing the meat, its up to side dishs. I'm thinkin beans, I'ld ask for some of the ingrediant list but if you were drinkin... well....[p]Looks good, sounds really good, i've got several recipes guess i'll thumb through them. Anyone got a killer recipe that I should know about?[p]Scott[p]Clay, what is black strap?

  • Sigmore
    Sigmore Posts: 621
    eggor, That would be molasses.

  • Clay Q
    Clay Q Posts: 4,486
    eggor,
    Unsulphured molasses. Plantation brand is what I have.[p]I just gotta say, your new table for the little guy is great looking. I'm thinking industrial art and design. A hundred years from now your going to be famous as a designer/builder in the future BBQ History Museum of America. Actually.....your already famous right here.
    Clay :o)

  • eggor
    eggor Posts: 777
    ClayQ,[p]Thanks for the compliment, I even got a pat on the back by the mothership via email!!![p]
    I wonder who the founding fathers will be of the future BBQ HMA? [p]gotta go christmas shopping and round up some pinto beans.[p]see ya

  • thirdeye
    thirdeye Posts: 7,428
    ClayQ,[p]Great Northern beans are one of my favorites too. I have a collection of 7 recipes in Word format I will e-mail if anyone is interested. (it is a little long to post here)[p]Senate Bean Soup - (the one served in the US Senate)
    Beans and Ham with Corn Bread Croutons
    Bean and Red Onion Salad
    Pasta and Bean Soup with Italian Meatballs
    Beans with Sage and Olive Oil (these are the only seasonings)
    Pasta with Greens and Beans (escarole & parsley are the greens)
    Great Northern Bean Chowder (very hearty)[p]~thirdeye~[p]

    Happy Trails
    ~thirdeye~

    Barbecue is not rocket surgery
  • Chubby
    Chubby Posts: 2,955
    thirdeye,[p]I'll take a copy of those bean soup recipes![p]Thanks for the offer my friend!![p]Evans
    I spent most of my money on good bourbon, and bad women...the rest, I just wasted!!
  • MickeyT
    MickeyT Posts: 607
    ClayQ,[p]I'm doing jerky tomorrow on my large, have beans in stock, can you throw together a beer induced recipe for me? I could do those on my medium at the same time.[p]Thanks,[p]Mick

  • thirdeye
    thirdeye Posts: 7,428
    Chubby,
    Sent to your ...yahoo addy in your profile.
    ~thirdeye~

    Happy Trails
    ~thirdeye~

    Barbecue is not rocket surgery
  • ronbeaux
    ronbeaux Posts: 988
    thirdeye,
    Please count me in on the beans

  • thirdeye
    thirdeye Posts: 7,428
    nmsg

    Happy Trails
    ~thirdeye~

    Barbecue is not rocket surgery
  • eggor
    eggor Posts: 777
    thirdeye,[p]man is it cold out there, I gave up on the christmas shopping when i couldn't feel my ears anymore. [p]All but two of my recipes call for doctoring up Bush's so I'ld like to get your recipes. For that matter you might as well post the recipes on the forum, we'll make room. Either way, yes, please send and stay out of the wind![p]Scott

  • Clay Q
    Clay Q Posts: 4,486
    MickeyT,
    This is my family recipe;[p]Grandpa's Railroad Bunkhouse Baked Beans[p]The evening before, have 2 cups beans and 1 teaspoon baking soda in a pot with water to cover and soak overnight. In the morning, dump water, add fresh and simmer for about 1 1/2 hours or untill beans become tender but not soft.
    At high noon start making the sauce;(and sipping a brew)
    In a non reactive pot on the stove mix:
    2 cups tomato sauce
    1 cup ketchup
    3/4 cup molasses
    1/2 cup brown sugar
    2 tablespoons cider vinegar
    1/2 chopped onion
    1 tablespoon dry mustard[p]Simmer for 30 minutes, in the mean time chop up smoked pork or slab bacon and dump into a 5qt. cast iron dutch oven, dump in pre-cooked beans then the sauce.[p]Bake in the egg indirect, dome 275-300 with wood smoke. Stir once every hour cooking 4 to 5 hours. Nice and easy.[p]Serve with buttered bread, dinner at 6 o'clock.
    Enjoy!
    Clay

  • Drivr
    Drivr Posts: 163
    thirdeye,
    Send em my way if you get the time. [p]Thanks

  • eggor
    eggor Posts: 777
    ClayQ,[p]you have a better memory than I do, after a few beers I don't even remember what i ate let alone the recipe. Thanks for posting. My bean calculator comes up with 12 servings, sound about right?[p]Scott

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    <p />ClayQ, Here is a socal sunset.

  • Clay Q
    Clay Q Posts: 4,486
    eggor,
    12 small servings-yeah, you could do it. There is not going to be any leftovers that's for sure. You can kick it up a little with a touch of your hot peppers. If you have a No.12, 7qt. dutch oven you can make a bigger batch - just add half again:(3 cups beans, ect.) [p]I refered to my note book for posting the recipe, he he... The recipe is a base. You can go add/subtract/multiply for creative moods. Smoking is important, and cooking the beans untill they are nice and tender, not mushy like canned beans. At first the beans look like there in a soup but as they cook and absorb the sauce the pot get thicker, the next day after reheating, even thicker.
    Have fun,
    Clay

  • ClayQ,
    Bean water goes down the drain, not in the pot!
    Unless you want bean soup.....

  • Clay Q
    Clay Q Posts: 4,486
    I think everyone knows this -drain the beans before adding to sauce.,
    Oups, it's just me, Clay. Have a great weekend. :o)

  • thirdeye,
    I'd appreciate a copy of the bean recipes
    jack

  • thirdeye,
    Metoo, pleasesir. Thanks

  • MickeyT
    MickeyT Posts: 607
    ClayQ,[p]Sweet^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^[p]Thanks.[p]Mick

  • thirdeye,
    I would like one!

  • thirdeye,[p]Another wonderful place to get bean recipes is the Bean Bible. It's the best place I can find on the web for bean information.[p]Dave

    [ul][li]Bean Recipes[/ul]