Baked Beans Country Style – rich and thick and spicy

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 300 g bacon or smoked meat
• 4 onions
• 2 garlic cloves
• ½ vanilla pod(s) or some vanilla extract
• 1 chili pepper(s), red
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup smoke-flavored BBQ sauce
• 4 can/n baked beans in tomato sauce
• 1 tbsp clarified butter or lard
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper, freshly ground
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 100 ml vinegar, mild

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 45 minutes

taste like Bush’s Baked Beans Country Style Homemade and are very quick

Slowly heat the fat in a large saucepan. Meanwhile, cut the bacon into 0.5 cm thick strips, add it to the pan, and cook at 2/3 of the heat. Peel and dice the onions. When the bacon starts to brown slightly, add the onions to the pan. Finely chop the garlic, chili, and vanilla. As soon as the onions begin to brown, add the chili, followed by the garlic and vanilla after a few minutes, to the pan and fry briefly. Add the sugar and let it caramelize slightly, as well as the tomato paste. Be careful, it burns quickly, so stir well and then deglaze with the vinegar. Reduce the vinegar while stirring to loosen any residue on the bottom of the pan, then add the BBQ sauce and the drained bean sauce. Mix everything together and let it simmer for a while, adding salt and pepper. When everything has reduced well and the sauce is nice and thick, stir in the beans and reduce the heat to very low. The beans don’t need to be cooked any further, just warmed up. However, the longer you let the pot simmer on low heat, the better the beans will be. This serving is for four hungry, hearty eaters without any side dishes. If you add bread or sliced ​​sausages, it’s enough for six people. Tip: We either mix this with penne rigate—it’s truly cross-cooked and delicious—or slice it into wieners just before serving and eat them with wedges.