My Brothers Best Beans Recipes

BEAN RECIPES: PINTO BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, a few pinches of salt and pepper, and stir. Cook until the onion is translucent, 5 minutes, then add the garlic and red pepper. Stir and cook until soft, 5 to 8 minutes, turning the heat down as needed.
• Add the tomatoes, beans, water, chipotles, adobo sauce, corn, salt, and a few grinds of pepper. Cover, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the chili has thickened.
• Stir in the lime juice and season to taste. Serve with desired toppings.

BROTHER'S BARBECUE BAKED BEANS RECIPE

Steps:

• In skillet sauté onions in a little oil until soft. Add 2 cans pork and beans or baked beans.
• Stir beans into the sautéed onion while onion is still in skillet and warm. Stir in rest of ingredients,turning up heat to medium and stirring well over medium heat.
• Heat all together until just before boiling point. Don't bring to boil. Stir fairly constantly while it is heating up to keep tomato component in catsup and barbecue sauce from burning.
• When at pre-boiling stage and steaming, reduce heat to simmer, continuing to stir a minute or so while heat from burner goes down to simmer.
• Cover and let simmer 30 minutes or so, every five or ten minutes stirring again to ensure that it doesn't burn or stick. When beans and sauce have reduced to a rich, thick consistency and turn darker brown color, they are ready.
• Remove from heat and serve.

THE BEST BARBECUE BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Add dry beans to a bowl, cover with water, and let soak for 8 hours, or overnight.
• Drain beans and transfer to a large pot filled with 3 quarts of cold, fresh water. Add bay leaf, pork shoulder, and onion. Bring to a simmer over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and stir. Skim off foam if desired. Let simmer until beans are just tender, about 1 hour.
• While beans simmer, combine barbecue sauce, ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar, molasses, mustard, Worcestershire, smoked paprika, cayenne, black pepper, kosher salt, and garlic powder in a bowl with a whisk. Set aside until needed.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Transfer tender bean mixture to a deep, 15x10-inch baking dish using a spider strainer. Pour in barbecue sauce mixture and 2 ½ cups of the bean cooking liquid. Place bacon slices on top.
• Bake uncovered in the center of the preheated oven until the liquids have reduced into a thick sauce, 2 to 3 hours.