Smoked Bourbon Baked Beans

[msocko3]

I stumbled across this recipe on another forum, I've made them several times and they are a crowed pleaser. When I made them for the guys at work, one of them dared the others to touch them as he stood menacingly over them with a fork.

• 6 strips of thick cut hickory smoked bacon fried then cubed or chunked
  2 medium onions, coarsely chopped
  1 green bell pepper, coarsley chopped
  1 jalapeño, or more or less to your taste, coarsley chopped Seeding is optional
  1 can (53 ounces) plain pork and beans
  1 can (15 ounces) red kidney beans
  1 can great northern beans
  1/2 cup ketchup
  1/4 cup Kentucky Bourbon or Tennessee whiskey
  4 tablespoons molasses
  2 tablespoons honey
  2 teaspoons dry mustard
  1/4 teaspoon salt
  1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  
  Let them smoke uncovered for over 3hrs at 230 (I took them to 175 to get the thickness I like) using your smoking wood of choice.

[Papa Zook]

Mike,
I'm gonna try this recipe in my Masterbuilt smoker one day this week. I like beans of all kinds if they are prepared right. You get the protein and flavor without all the fat, not that I always shy away from fat, but I should. What whiskey do you recommend?

[msocko3]

Mike,
I'm gonna try this recipe in my Masterbuilt smoker one day this week. I like beans of all kinds if they are prepared right. You get the protein and flavor without all the fat, not that I always shy away from fat, but I should. What whiskey do you recommend?

Any bourbon or whiskey that you enjoy drinking will do the job. The last time I made these beans for a co-workers little get together, they went fast.

[Papa Zook]

Now to decide if I'm smoking ribs or butt to go with the beans.

[Sully]

Now to decide if I'm smoking ribs or butt to go with the beans.

duh, while ya got the smoker going, why not just smokem both...

[Veritas44]

[Trent]

I too am going to try these out.. Man they sound really tasty... thnx for the recipe...!! I personally feel that Crown Black Label will prob work quite well in this case.

[Sully]

I would like to suggest, instead of a can of plain pork & beans that you use a can of Joan of Arc spicy chili beans.

[msocko3]

duh, while ya got the smoker going, why not just smokem both...

When I do a run of pork butt for pulled pork I always run 2. I vacuum seal and freeze the left overs. Thaw it out, put it in a pan with a little apple juice and its like you just made it.

[Oldmsocko]

He didn't even share them with me.

[slick rick]

He didn't even share them with me.

Now that sounds like my son ,,,shame on you Mike

[msocko3]

Now that sounds like my son ,,,shame on you Mike

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[Oldmsocko]

Now that sounds like my son ,,,shame on you Mike

I can hardly afford to put food on the table and he won't even share his GREAT cooking with me.

[slick rick]

You buy 'em books , feed 'em , send 'em to school and what do they do well you know

[msocko3]

I can hardly afford to put food on the table and he won't even share his GREAT cooking with me.

Oh here we go.

[Papa Zook]

I can hardly afford to put food on the table and he won't even share his GREAT cooking with me.

Wow that's sad M2! Maybe we can shame M3 into doing the right thing and cooking up pops a big batch of those tasty beans. What would you like to go with those beans?

[msocko3]

Wow that's sad M2! Maybe we can shame M3 into doing the right thing and cooking up pops a big batch of those tasty beans. What would you like to go with those beans?

Giving him beans to eat would be a mean thing to do to my mom.

[Papa Zook]

bwaaahahaaaa!! just cant win that one..

[Trent]

Hey Mike... I can barely afford to feed myself too...! Maybe you can smoke up a batch of those and ship 'em to me via UPS in a cooler with dry ice. Free shipping for me of course since I can barely get enough to eat. I will send you my address. Thank you.!! You are a great friend to help me out..!!! .

[msocko3]

Hey Mike... I can barely afford to feed myself too...! Maybe you can smoke up a batch of those and ship 'em to me via UPS in a cooler with dry ice. Free shipping for me of course since I can barely get enough to eat. I will send you my address. Thank you.!! You are a great friend to help me out..!!! .

That President you voted in sure has folks walking around hungry.