Recipe: BBQ Baked Beans

Every Thursday on the Good Food Blog we share a recipe from our archives.

Leonard Schwartz, owner of Zeke’s Smokehouse BBQ, first shared this recipe forBBQ Baked Beanson June 28, 2003.

Keep reading for the full recipe…

Baked Beans

1 lb small white (Navy) beans, soaked overnight

1 1/2 quarts water

1 Tablespoon kosher salt

6 slices bacon, diced small

1 small to medium brown onion, diced fine

1 small to medium red bell pepper, diced 1/4 inch in size

1/2 tsp garlic, minced fine

1/4 cup ketchup

1 Tablespoon mustard

1/3 cup molasses

1/2 cup BBQ sauce

1 Tablespoon liquid smoke

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Drain beans after soaking overnight. Combine beans and water, bring to a boil and simmer until tender, about 2 hours. Do not add salt until beans are tender.

While beans are cooking, brown the bacon in a saute pan. When brown, add the onion, red bell pepper and garlic. Sweat until soft on medium heat.

In a deep braising pan, combine the cooked vegetables with the beans and their cooking liquid. Add all other ingredients and stir well.

Bake uncovered in oven for about 2 hours or until thickened to desired consistency.

* You can add a dash of apple cider, cider vinegar, sugar, honey, brown sugar and a jalapeno or pasilla pepper if you like.