BAKED BEANS AND HAM RECIPES

Steps:

• Adjust the oven rack to the lower-middle position and preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Fry the regular chopped bacon in a large, deep skillet until the bacon has partially cooked and released about 1/4 cup drippings. Add the onions, peppers and jalapenos, and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the beans, barbecue sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, ketchup, mustard and chipotles, and bring to a simmer. (If the skillet is not large enough, add the beans and heat to a simmer and then transfer to a large bowl and stir in the remaining ingredients). Pour the flavored beans into an aluminum pan. Top with the uncooked slices of bacon (you can halve the slices if you like). Then bake until the beans are bubbly and the sauce is the consistency of pancake syrup, about 2 hours. Let stand to thicken slightly and serve.

Steps:

• Sort through dry beans to remove any stones or hard beans.
• Place beans in a large pot, cover with water, soak overnight.
• Drain beans, place in a large baking pan.
• Peel the outer skin from an onion, dice it up.
• Brown ground beef in a skillet placed over medium heat. Drain off fat.
• Add cooked beef to pan with beans.
• Add onions.
• Add Bell Peppers.
• Chop bacon into small pieces. Place bacon in skillet, brown lightly.
• Add cooked bacon and bacon grease to pan with beans.
• Add Tomato Sauce.
• Add brown sugar.
• Add Molasses.
• Add Yellow Mustard.
• Add Garlic Powder.
• Add Liquid Smoke.
• Add Texas Pete Hot Sauce
• Add Worcestershire Sauce
• Add beef broth.
• Gently stir all ingredients together until mixed well.
• Cover pan tightly with aluminum foil.
• Place in pre-heated 300 degree oven, bake covered for 3 hours.
• Add Ketchup.
• Add Salt if needed.
• Add Black Pepper, stir well.
• Return beans, uncovered, back to oven and bake about one hour or until beans are tender. Remember, mine took 7 hours total.
• Serve warm and enjoy!