What's your favorite beans recipe?

Vtwynn

Looking for some interesting sides for bb ribs tomorrow night. Got several cans of baked beans for a base but looking for some suggestions on how to doctor them up so they'll be as fine as the ribs. One rack w/ Dr. BBQ's dry rub, which we loved, and one rack w/ Dizzy Dust, which we're trying for the first time based on input from this fantastic forum. I can taste them already![p]Thanks very much for any suggestions![p]Vtwynn

egginator

vtwynn,[p]I've only made beans once in my life. I used Elder Ward's recipe and a whole bunch of people that love beans said they were the best they had ever had. I think I'll stick to his recipe when I do them again, although fishlessman has me thinking I need a bean pot and today I was looking at left and right side briskets at Costco. This egg thing is dangerous...[p]Ed

Clay Q

vtwynn,
With canned beans I add saute'd onion, about a tablespoon of molasses, leftover BBQ'ed meat and Sweet Baby Ray's Hickory Flavored BBQ Sauce. My favorite beans is made from scratch....first, you gotta plant the beans....he he
Clay

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vtwynn,
Baked beans from scratch:
1 lb navy beans (pea beans)
1/4 lb salt pork, cut in 4 chunks
1/3 cup molasses
1/4 cup ketchup (or your favorite barbecue sauce)
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp salt
4 tsp dry mustard
a few shakes of worcestershire sauce
1 small onion, coarsely cut up[p]after sorting and rinsing the beans, simmer them until tender but not mushy (traditionalists say to soak them overnight before simmering, but i've had equal success in cooking them immediately if i didn't plan ahead).[p]transfer to a bean pot (or the liner and lid from your crock pot, or any other heavy pot with a close-fitting lid). add all the other ingredients. add enough boiling water to cover, mix all the ingredients, put on the lid, and bake at 250F for 8-10 hours. depending on the weather (humidity and barometric pressure), and perhaps your elevation, enough water may evaporate during cooking that you'll need to add a small amount every now and then so the top of the beans don't dry out. best to check every few hours. as they approach "done" they will develop the proper dark brown color.

YB

vtwynn,
We have cooked this recipe many times over the years and really like it.
Larry
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Vtwynn

Thanks All for the suggestions and recipes. I'd love to make the recipe from Ken Baker from scratch, but I just don't have the time today. When I can plan it better, I'll definitely make a batch of those awesome sounding beans. We got a recipe from a friend that he pulled off of AllRecipes.com for "Texas Ranger Baked Beans". (If anyone is interested, I believe the id number is 47931 for the recipe.) I can't say that they're categorically the best I've ever had, but they're pretty darned good. [p]Thanks again to everyone who replied or read this post--this forum and its participants are really great![p]Vtwynn