Lou’s BBQ Pit Baked Beans
This BBQ bean recipe is my attempt to de-construct the best BBQ beans I have ever had. I ate them at Joe’s Real BBQ in Gilbert, AZ. I never liked baked beans until Joe’s because they were always too syrupy and sweet. This recipe yields a runny gravy style of BBQ beans.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 ¼ hour
Ingredients:
1/2 lb. Pull Pork, chopped and cooked
1/2 lb. Thick Bacon, chopped
1 16-ounce can pork and beans, drained and rinsed
1 15-1/4-ounce can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 14 1/4-ounce can lima beans, drained and rinsed
1 16-ounce can of butter beans, drained and rinsed
1 medium sweet onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
1/2 cup beef broth
1/4 cup cider vinegar
4 tbsp. molasses
2 tsp. Ancho powder
1 tbsp. brown mustard
2 tbsp. brown sugar
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper to taste
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Sauté bacon for a few minutes and then add the onion and garlic. Add butter, ketchup, barbecue sauce, beef broth, cider vinegar, molasses, Ancho powder, brown mustard, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, pulled pork, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir until well blended. Pour into a large casserole dish and add other ingredients and stir to combine. Place in hot oven and bake for 1 ¼ hour.
Feel free to adjust the recipe to your taste or to experiment.
Enjoy,
Lou
