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Barbecue Beans

Source of Recipe


From "Every Day's a Party" by Emeril Lagasse






List of Ingredients



• 1 lb. sliced bacon, chopped
  
• 2 cups chopped yellow onions
  
• 1 medium-size fresh jalapeño, seeded and chopped
  
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  
• 2 tsp chopped garlic
  
• 1 lb. dried navy (white) beans, picked over and rinsed
  
• 1/2 cup Steen's 100% Pure Cane Syrup or other cane syrup
  
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  
• 2 cups catsup
  
• 1/4 cup yellow mustard
  
• 9 cups chicken broth
  
• 2 bay leaves
  






Instructions



1. In a large pot over medium heat, fry the bacon until crispy, 8 to 10 minutes.
   
   
2. Add the onions, jalapeño and black pepper and cook, stirring, until the onions are soft, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic and beans and cook for 1 minute. Add the cane syrup, brown sugar, catsup and mustard, and mix well. Stir in the broth, add the bay leaves, and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low.
   
   
3. Cook, uncovered, until the beans are tender, about 4 hours, stirring occasionally. Remove the bay leaves before serving.
   
   Makes about 8 servings.