7 Secrets to the Richest Most Flavorful Cowboy Baked Beans Ever

• Meat

  • 4 1 lbs ground beef
  • 1/2 lb Applewood smoked bacon

• Produce

  • 2 16 oz cans Black beans
  • 1/4 tsp Chipotle chili, powder
  • 4 cloves Garlic
  • 1 tbsp Garlic powder
  • 1 16 oz can Great northern beans - or cannellini beans
  • 1/2 cup Green onion
  • 1 Green onion
  • 1 Jalapeno, medium
  • 1 Sweet onion - like vidalia, large
  • 1 tsp Thyme, dried

• Condiments

  • 3 tbsp Dijon mustard, good quality
  • 3/4 cup Ketchup
  • 3/4 cup Molasses
  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

• Baking & Spices

  • 3/4 cup Brown sugar, dark packed
  • 1/4 tsp Chili powder
  • 2 Salt and pepper

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 2 tbsp Apple cider vinegar

• Desserts

  • 1 cup Barbecue sauce - like sweet baby rays, sweet red thick

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

  • 2 12 ounce bottle Pale ale - i used fat tire pale ale

• Other

  • 2 16 oz jars B&m original baked beans - do not drain

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Description

Ingredients

• 2 - 12 ounce bottle of pale ale - I used Fat Tire Pale Ale
• ½ pound Applewood Smoked Bacon - chopped
• 1 large sweet onion - like Vidalia
• 1 medium jalapeno - diced small
• ½ cup green onion
• 1 lbs ground beef - 80/20
• 4 cloves minced garlic
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 16 oz jars B&M Original Baked Beans - do not drain
• 2 16 oz cans Black Beans - drained
• 1 16 oz can Great Northern Beans - or Cannellini Beans - drained
• 1 4 oz can chopped green chilies - drained.
• 1 Cup sweet red thick Barbecue sauce - like Sweet Baby Rays
• ¾ Cup Ketchup
• ¾ Cup molasses
• ¾ cup dark brown sugar - packed
• 3 tablespoons of good quality dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
• 2 Tbs worcestershire sauce
• 1 Tbs hot sauce (Tabasco) - like Texas Pete or Cholulas.
• ¼ tsp chili powder
• ¼ tsp chipotle chili powder
• 1 Tbs garlic powder
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Green onion for garnish

Directions

• In a heavy pan (like an iron skillet), bring the beer to a boil and allow to boil at medium high until it is reduced by half. Pour into a large bowl and allow to cool.
• Move the oven rack to the bottom two rungs and preheat to 350. Lightly grease a deep 9x13 baking dish. (Alternately, you can use two smaller baking dishes or even a couple of cast iron skillets)
• In the same iron skillet you reduced the beer in, cook the bacon pieces over medium heat till crispy. Remove the pieces and drain on a towel but reserve the bacon fat. Add the onion and cook until tender and translucent. Add in the chopped jalapeno and the green onions and saute for about a minute. Add in the hamburger and brown until just past pink. Add in the minced garlic and cook one more minute. Add salt and pepper to taste. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• In the large bowl where the beer reduction is cooling, combine all of the beans and the chopped green chilis. Stir well and season with salt and pepper to taste - yep, that means taste it. Add in your hamburger and veggie mix and mix well. Make sure to add any of the juices that have accumulated in the frying pan.
• Add in the barbecue sauce, ketchup, molasses, brown sugar, mustard, apple cider vinegar, worcestershire sauce, tabasco, chili powder, garlic powder, thyme. Mix well. Taste and then add salt and pepper to taste again.
• Bake in oven at 350 until thickened and bubbling throughout (check at an hour and 10 minutes) recheck every 5 minutes until bubbling through. When done, allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with green onion.