Kansas City Smokehouse Beans Recipes

JACK STACK BARBECUE BEANS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a 4-quart saucepan. Over medium heat, bring beans to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer. Cook beans for 20 minutes or until a thick, soupy consistency is reached. Serve.
• This recipe also works well on a grill, letting the great outdoors permeate and enhance the flavor of the beans as they cook.

KANSAS CITY BAKED BEANS RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Soak beans for 4 hours in water, then drain.
• Combine beans and 6 cups water in a large dutch oven. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
• Cook for 2 to 3 hours on a low heat, stirring occasionally. After beans have softened, add salt and continue cooking until beans are soft enough to mash between fingers.
• Preheat oven to 350 F. In a skillet over medium high heat, fry bacon.
• Remove bacon and crumble.
• Add chopped onion and peppers to pan, saute until soft.
• Place onion and peppers along with bacon in the Dutch oven with the beans. Add barbecue sauce, apple cider, burnt ends, molasses, mustard, and cider vinegar and cover.
• Bake for 1 hour, remove the cover, stir, and continue baking for about 15 minutes.

BIG AL'S K.C. BAR-B-Q SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, mix together the ketchup, tomato sauce, brown sugar, wine vinegar, molasses, liquid smoke and butter. Season with garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, paprika, celery seed, cinnamon, cayenne, salt and pepper.
• Reduce heat to low, and simmer for up to 20 minutes. For thicker sauce, simmer longer, and for thinner, less time is needed. Sauce can also be thinned using a bit of water if necessary. Brush sauce onto any kind of meat during the last 10 minutes of cooking.

KANSAS CITY SMOKEHOUSE BEANS

Steps:

• In frying pan, cook bacon to remove the grease, until tender, not crisp.
• In large roasting pan or crock pot combine beans with their liquid, bacon, and the rest of the ingredients.
• For roasting pan, bake uncovered in oven at 325 for 60 - 70 minutes. For crockpot, cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.

KANSAS BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a skillet over medium heat. Cook the bacon, ground beef, and onion in the skillet until the bacon and ground beef are completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain any excess fat, and transfer to a casserole dish.
• Stir the white sugar, brown sugar, ketchup, barbeque sauce, mustard, molasses, chili powder, and black pepper together in a bowl; pour over the bacon mixture. Add the kidney beans, butter beans, and pork and beans; mix thoroughly.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the liquid thickens, about 1 hour.