Recipe Review~Hog Apple Beans

thirdeye · May 2007

<p />I was thinkin' this might just the ticket for the Memorial Day weekend...[p]Beans are one of my favorite side dishes. I have several of my own favorites, and 3 or 4 recipes from other folks I use. I generally cook beans (pinto and Great Northern) from scratch. With one or two exceptions I don't use canned beans, and I don't really care for the sweet BBQ baked beans. [p]But I love cooking for others and BBQ baked beans are very popular, so lately the quest was on to find a GREAT recipe for baked beans. I have found it. You may be familiar with Keri C, who posts on several barbecue forums, her recipes are legendary. About 15 people recommended her recipe to me, here it is. The apple pie filling and the sausage are wonderful additions. This is a keeper.[p]~thirdeye~[p]
Keri's Hog-Apple Baked Beans[p]3 or 4 slices bacon, diced
2 (16 oz) cans pork and beans, mostly drained (modified to 2 28-oz cans Bush's Baked Beans - see note below)
1/2 c. Blues Hog BBQ Sauce (or other sweet-spicy favorite)
1 lb. smoked leftover smoked pork or beef, more or less, or 1 lb crumbled cooked pork sausage
1 can apple pie filling
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 green pepper, chopped
1/2 c. brown sugar
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp. Mustard (prepared)
1 tsp chipotle or cayenne powder (optional, to taste*)
1 tsp Blues Hog barbecue rub (or your favorite de jour)[p]Brown bacon, and saute onion and green pepper in bacon grease. Mix in remaining ingredients. Bake at 325º for 1 hour, or simmer on stovetop in large pot for 30 minutes if you don't have time to do them in the oven. Serves 12.[p]This recipe began life as APPLE PIE BAKED BEANS from somewhere on the web, but I think I've made enough changes to it now to claim it as my own. This is my standard for baked beans anymore.[p]*This is a rather spicy recipe due to the chipotle/cayenne powder. Feel free to leave it out if you'll be feeding those who prefer a less spicy taste.[p]Keri C, smokin' on Tulsa Time

Spaceman Spiff · May 2007

Great timing. I am planning on cooking beans today.[p]This recipe looks VERY interesting.[p]Spacey

Unknown · May 2007

thirdeye,
copy and paste! thanks, mon!

Mayberry Smoker · May 2007

thirdeye,
What great timing you have.I smoked 2 butts Wed. and got the ingredients I need yesterday for the beans and planning on cooking them Sunday for a Labor day get together. Here's probably a dumb question, did you cook them on the egg and if so did you use any extra smoke. I'm planning on using Sweet Baby Rays for the sauce and Raging River for the rub. Thanks for the post about the beans.

Spaceman Spiff · May 2007

Just finished a bowl of these beans. Very good, very sweet, nice heat.[p]Spacey

thirdeye · May 2007

Mayberry Smoker,[p]No, this batch I did not cook on the Egg. I wasn't sure how the sweet would take to the smoke. I did use some leftover smoked fatty for the sausage which added some good flavor.[p]~thirdeye~

Recipe Review~Hog Apple Beans

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