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COWBOY BEANS

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

1 small yellow onion, diced
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
½ lb. dried Great Northern or small white beans, picked over, soaked overnight in water to cover and drained
1 cup basic barbecue sauce
½ cup tomato ketchup
1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup molasses
2 Tbs. red wine vinegar
2 Tbs. Dijon mustard
1 Tbs. dry mustard
1 Tbs. granulated garlic
1 Tbs. chili powder



Recipe

If cooking the beans on a grill, prepare a medium fire in the grill.
In a large, heavy-lidded pot or Dutch oven over medium heat, cook the bacon until crisp and the fat begins to render, 8 to 10 minutes. Discard the fat, leaving a few tablespoons in the pot. Add the onion to the pot, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring, until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the beans, barbecue sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, vinegar, Dijon mustard, dry mustard, garlic and chili powder. Add enough water to just cover the beans, up to 2 cups, and stir well.

Place the pot on the grill rack over the hottest part of the fire. Or, keep the pot on the burner over medium heat. Partially cover the pot and simmer the beans, stirring occasionally, until deep dark brown in color and thick, 1½ to 2 hours. Serve immediately. Serves 6 to 8.