Competition Ready BBQ Baked Beans

Savory and sweet BBQ baked beans with a kick, ready for any backyard gathering or coveted competition table.
Ingredients:
1 Pound Navy Beans
½ Pound Bacon, Sliced Into Lardons
1 Onion, Small Dice
1 Red Bell Pepper, Small Dice
1 Jalapeno, Seeded and Minced
3 Cloves Garlic, Minced
1 Quart Chicken Broth
1 Quart Water
1 ½ Cup Ketchup
1/3 Cup Brown Sugar
1/3 Cup Molasses
2 Tablespoons Yellow Mustard
1 Tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
1 Tablespoon BBQ Rub
1 Tablespoon Hot Sauce
Salt and Pepper To Taste
Directions:
- Rinse and pick over beans. In a large dutch oven, cover with 1 Qt of water and 2 tablespoons of salt, soak the beans for at least 8 hours. Drain and rinse beans thoroughly after soaking.
- Cut the bacon into lardons. In a large Dutch oven, over medium high heat cook bacon lardons until crisp, approximately 7-10 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel, leave bacon fat in the Dutch oven.
- Dice the onion and red bell pepper. Seed and mince the jalapeno, and mince the garlic. Add onion and bell pepper to the Dutch oven, sauté until soft and onions begin to brown. Add jalapeno, and garlic. Continue cooking for 1 minute.
- Add 1 Qt of water, 1 Qt chicken stock, bacon, and beans to the Dutch oven. Bring to a boil, reduce to simmer. Simmer for 1 hour.
- Stir in ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, mustard, vinegar, BBQ rub, and hot sauce.
- Bake covered at 325F for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Uncover and continue to bake until beans are tender, and sauce has thickened, approximately 1 hour. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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[@mamaandpapajoe]

No good bbq meal is complete without some awesome baked beans..... AND THESE LOOK GREAT!

[@Karli_Pingleton]

You got that right! Thanks!

[@GalleyoftheSun]

Nicely done! Thanks for sharing!

[@Karli_Pingleton]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks! 😁

[@foxfreeman1672]

Karli… nicely done. I will make this. I never made baked beans before, but I do love beans. I almost stopped watching when the way too loud music came on in the first seconds. Please consider that this kind of music is very off putting to many people. You don’t need it!

[@Karli_Pingleton]

Thanks for the feedback! I truly appreciate it, and would love to know how your beans turn out! 😁