Cast Iron Baked beans with bacon

Share your curing methods and recipes.
Forum rules
Share all recipes and anything pertaining to the cooking of wild game.
Post Reply
Message
Author
Ron Kulas
Posts: 657
Joined: Wed Oct 21, 2015 8:33 am

Cast Iron Baked beans with bacon

#1 Post by Ron Kulas »

I use great northern beans. Why? because that's what Mom used. If you are a pinto fan or fancy another type of beans, go crazy. Throw caution to the wind and use multiple bean varieties in the same pot.

Image

You can soak the beans overnight or simmer for 20 minutes and then let the beans sit in the water for another hour. Do NOT salt the water. I toughens the beans and you are trying to soften them.

Image

When they hit a boiling point add some baking soda, cover and let stand.

Image

While the beans soften, I fry thick cut bacon. I fry it crispy because its going to end up soaking in the bean sauce and getting soggy.

Image

I save the bacon grease for other parts of the recipe.

Image

Im adding some hickory smoked chicken leftover from one of my smoker fests.

Image

Then I brown (in bacon grease) Fresh pork and sweet onion.

Image

I also brown up some 70-30 ground beef.

Image

The "solid" ingredients.

Image

The bean broth is made of several flavors.

Image

1. Grey poupon mustard

2. Molasses

3. Worcestershire sauce

4. Dark brown sugar

5. Vinegar

6. Bean water (saved while draining)

7. BBQ sauce

8. Bacon grease

Wipe down the inside of the bean pot with bacon grease.

Image

Then all ingredients are combined in the cast iron bean pot and 2 slices of the thick cut bacon are placed on top.

Image

Then in the oven at 350F for one hour. Then check to make sure you have enough moisture (add water if needed) and then back in the oven another hour at 300F. Then turn off the oven and let them sit until they cool to the temp you to eat them at. Try not to stir. You end up making mush.

Image

Here is how they look after 1 hour.

Image

To bad this video does not have a smell feature. Make sure to turn up the sound on your viewing device.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSFD0TfRUBM

Now smash some strawberries with sugar for the shortcake that will follow the baked beans.

Image

Supper time.

Image

Image

Image
The Joy is in the doing.

Cookies
Posts: 581
Joined: Mon Feb 09, 2015 6:18 am

Re: Cast Iron Baked beans with bacon

#2 Post by Cookies »

Oooooh. Hungry now. And I just ate lunch!

Captainkirk
Site Admin
Posts: 12787
Joined: Tue Aug 26, 2014 8:19 pm

Re: Cast Iron Baked beans with bacon

#3 Post by Captainkirk »

That looks amazing, Ron!
Aim small, miss small!

Big Dude
Posts: 70
Joined: Tue Feb 03, 2015 6:31 pm

Re: Cast Iron Baked beans with bacon

#4 Post by Big Dude »

Sure looks good I may have to try it

Kybownut
Posts: 825
Joined: Wed Jan 28, 2015 5:30 am

Re: Cast Iron Baked beans with bacon

#5 Post by Kybownut »

Big Dude wrote:Sure looks good I may have to try it
Be a good time to test your scent lok with carpdaddy also!

dirthawg
Posts: 37
Joined: Wed Feb 19, 2014 12:24 pm

Re: Cast Iron Baked beans with bacon

#6 Post by dirthawg »

Gotta try this looks awesome

Post Reply

Return to “Recipes”