If you’d like to know how to make a great pot of baked beans…Start with a pound of thick-cut BACON…
Cook it up until it’s really crispy, and remove it from the pan. But leave ALL of that awesome bacon fat in the kettle! Trust me…it’s a GOOD thing!
Then saute a large diced onion and about 5-6 cloves of finely minced garlic until soft…and then mix together a bowl of HEAVENLY GOODNESS with these ingredients…
Combine the “sauce ingredients…and select the kinds of beans you want to use. I HATE BORING BEANS so I always use a variety of legumes to keep things interesting.
COOKING TIP: ALWAYS rinse all canned beans (EXCEPT Pork and Beans) before using!
Next, pour that “nectar of the gods mixture” of onions, garlic and sauce over the bean mixture, and stir gently to combine. (I like to make my baked beans the day before I’m serving them. This allows time for the flavors to “marry” and blend together.)
And the finished product???
It’s a POT OF GOLD…with no rainbow required!
Meemaw, do you have a link to this in recipe form so I can get the quantities of the sauce ingredients? I’ve always wanted to make some really good beans instead of just buying canned!
Hi Mary! Thanks for asking! I added a recipe card…just for you!Let me know how YOUR “pot of gold” turns out..