The weather is getting cooler, perfect time or a bowl of steaming baked beans (with Bacon of course!). So here’s an awesome, flavorful, easy recipe for baked beans that can be made in your crockpot!!
Crock-pot Bourbon Bacon Baked Beans:
1 pound thick cut bacon
1 medium yellow onion, diced
2 tsp ground mustard
2 large (28 oz) cans of pork ‘n’ beans (I went with just the regular homestyle)
3/4 cup BBQ sauce (I used bone suckin’ sauce, it’s amazeballs)
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp molasses
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup bourbon (more if you’d like a headier flavor)
2 large dried hot chilies
In a large skillet fry your bacon until crispy. Drain on a paper towel and reserve fat in the skillet. While the bacon is frying place the dried chilies in a small sauce pan with a tight fitting lid. Cover with water, and bring to a boil. Once boiling remove pan from heat, cover with lid and let soak for 10 minutes, until softened.
In the same skillet the bacon was fried, cook the onions until translucent, about 5-8 minutes. Add the mustard powder and cook another minute. Transfer the onions and cooking fat to a large crock pot. Add the remaining ingredients to the pot (beans, BBQ sauce, etc.). Once chilies have softened carefully use tongs to remove the stems and roughly dice. Add this to the pot with 1 cup of the reserved cooking liquid. Stir to combine.
Set crock pot to high and cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 – 3 hours or on low for 5 – 6 hours. Serve immediately with your favorite main dishes. Can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for a few days. Leftovers can be frozen for a few months.
Shared from: http://thetoastedsprinkle.com/2012/06/21/bourbon-bacon-baked-beans/
