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Southern baked beans in a cast iron skillet with a wooden spoon.

Southern Baked Beans

Course: Side
Cuisine: American
Keyword: BBQ, Beans
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Resting time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 45 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 399kcal
The perfect BBQ side dish. These truly will be the bast baked beans you've ever had. Bring these to a BBQ, and you'll be very popular. We promise. 100% Loon Approved.
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Ingredients

  • 10 slices smoked bacon roughly chopped
  • 1 cup onion chopped
  • 2 cups barbecue sauce
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • 1 cup brisket roughly chopped
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 4 16 oz. cans Great Northern White Beans, or Navy drained and rinsed
  • 1 16 oz. can whole, peeled tomatoes drained and roughly chopped
  • 1 tbsp dry ground mustard
  • 2 tsp Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Pre-heat over to 325°F.
  • Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until bacon is crispy. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Remove all but about 2 tbsp of bacon grease.
  • Heat the bacon grease and then add onions and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
  • Stir in the cooked bacon, BBQ sauce, brown sugar, beef stock, brisket, molasses, maple syrup, beans, tomatoes, mustard, salt, and pepper, and bring to a boil.
  • Cover with foil and place in oven and bake for 90 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and let rest for at least 10 minutes. Remove lid/foil and stir with wooden spoon. Sauce will have thickened. Serve warm.

Nutrition

Calories: 399kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 1736mg | Potassium: 684mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 65g | Vitamin A: 161IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 2mg