Danny's Baked Beans

2 cans B&M or Bush's "baked beans"
8 slices Hickory Smoked Bacon
1 small onion -- chopped
1 small red bell pepper -- chopped
1 small green bell pepper -- chopped
5 tablespoons BBQ Sauce
3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
            OR
5 tablespoons molasses

I'm sure we all have a load of "good bean" recipes, but Carolyn and I have
developed this one over the years, and really like it with good Q. It is
"Chef Friendly", and takes less than an hour to prepare. Out here it's
pinto, pinto, pinto for beans, and I like' em. But every once in a while
that old South comes out in me, and I want oven baked beans. Here goes....

Drain 2 cans of B&M, or Bush's "baked beans" (Campbell pork & beans will
work in a pinch). Drain 75% or more of liquid from beans and discard. Pour
beans into baking dish (no lid required).

In a skillet, fry 4 thick slices of HICKORY smoked bacon well done, pat dry,
and place in freezer so that it becomes brittle while preparing other
ingredients. Now fry 4 more slices of bacon till medium done, and set aside.

Drain all but 2 or 3 tablespoons of bacon grease out of skillet and save for
other recipes. Saut 1 small onion, 1 small green, and 1 small red (if
available) bell pepper for 3 or 4 minutes in hot bacon grease. Pour sauted
onions, peppers, and bacon grease into beans.

In a cup, mix 2 tablespoons of mustard, 4 or 5 tablespoons of your favorite
BBQ sauce, 3 tablespoons of dark brown sugar, or 5 tablespoons of molasses,
and pour into beans.

Crumble or dice with a good chef's knife the cold bacon, and stir into
beans. Place medium done bacon slices on top of beans and bake in oven at
350 degrees for about 45 minutes, or in pit till thick and rich.

Hope you guys and gals like this as well as we do.


Bruce Cook
mailto:bdcbbq1@home.com


