Vinnie's Slow-Cooker Baked Beans
Ingredients
4 teaspoons salt
1/2 pound salt pork (preferably slab)
1/4 cup each red and vidalia onions, diced
1 1/2 cups molasses
1 cup dark brown sugar
2 ounces cans (14.5 size) finely diced tomatoes
4 tablespoons barbeque sauce
1 teaspoon cumin
Preparation
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Drain beans, reserving bean water.
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In a (cold) 5-quart slow cooker, mix tomatoes, molasses, brown sugar, BBQ sauce cumin, and another 4-5 shakes of hot sauce until sugar is dissolved.
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Add pork, onions/garlic and mix.
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Add beans (to about 1 1/2 inch under rim) and mix thoroughly. (See notes below)
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Add bean water to fill cooker and mix.
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Near end of cooking process when it's at a solid boil, makes a great medium for cooking hot dogs.
Tools
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About
After a prolonged search for a recipe that didn't start from pre-made cans of baked beans, I cobbled this recipe together from the best bits of three or four that I found online.
Yield:
5 quarts - divide by the bean capacity of your family to determine number of servings
Added:
Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 4:49pm
Comments
July 6, 2009
Scrumptious--sweet yet tangy, with a rich mix of flavors and textures! This is already one of my favorite recipes.