Barrel Beans Recipes

CRACKER BARREL GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, cook bacon until lightly brown but not crisp.
• When bacon has browned, add green beans.
• Add salt, sugar and pepper and mix well.
• Place onion on top of green beans.
• Cover saucepan with a lid and bring to a light boil.
• Turn heat down to low and simmer beans for 45 minutes.

BARREL BEANS

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat until slightly crisp, about 3-4 minutes. Remove the strips to drain on paper towels, let cool, then chop into small pieces.
• Drain all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon drippings from the pan.
• Add the onions to the pan and cook until they are just softened, about 2-3 minutes. Add the garlic to the pan and cook 2 minutes longer.
• Combine the onion mixture and the remaining ingredients in a medium mixing bowl and mix well.
• Pour the bean mixture into a 2-quart baking dish.
• Light your Pit Barrel® according to the instructions and install the grill grate.Tip: Use our Hinged Grill Grate to easily hang meat and cook sides at the same time.
• Cook on the grill grate 2½ hours, or until the top is browned and bubbly.

MOLASSES BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cook bacon in skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon to paper towels. Reserve 2 tablespoons drippings in skillet. Cut cooked bacon into bite-sized pieces; set aside. Cook onion in drippings over medium heat 3-4 minutes or until crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Press garlic into skillet, cook and stir 1 minute.
• Add brown sugar, molasses, and vinegar to skillet; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved and mixture is bubbly. Add bacon, ketchup, and beans to skillet. Bring mixture to a boil; remove skillet from heat. Carefully spoon bean mixture into a baking dish.
• Bake 60 minutes or until bubbly and heated through.

BARREL BEANS

Steps:

• Cook bacon and reserve 1-2 tablespoons of drippings in the pan
• Add onions and cook 2-3 minutes, until softened. Add garlic and cook another 2 minutes.
• Combine onion mixture, chopped bacon, and other ingredients into a bowl and mix well
• Pour into a baking dish
• Cook for 2 to 2 1/2 hours in Pit Barrel with Meat, or in oven at 200 degrees