Dutch Oven Cowboy Beans
Adapted from a recipe found at Iron Cooker blog found here , thank you Cecil
For this recipe, you’ll need the following ingredients:
- 1 2-lb. can of pork and beans
- 4 slices of bacon, sliced into squares (maple-cured or hickory smoked preferred)
- 1 onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
- 1/2 cup of brown sugar
- 1/4 cup of yellow mustard
- 1/4 cup of ketchup
- 1/8 cup of cider vinegar
Instructions:
In a Cast Iron Dutch Oven, place beans, onion, brown sugar, mustard, ketchup and vinegar. Mix thoroughly.
- Place bacon on top of the bean mixture, being careful to cover the top as much as possible.
- Cover and cook at 350 degrees at least 1 hour.
This recipe serves 8 to 10 people.
Cook's Note:
I found the bacon to be pretty floppy so I took it all out, rinsed the sauce off and fried it until crispy, I think next time I would just fry up the bacon before adding it to the beans to cook in the oven, I also added pepper and some garlic powder to taste, also a few splashes of liquid smoke. To top it all off hubby and I decided to add a little grilled smoked sausage to the pot... DELICIOUS .. I like my sausage grilled with a little char on it, that is what the black is in the pic, I think some green pepper would have been good in them too but hubby said no .. the party pooper, overall you GOTTA give these beans a try, the recipe is a great base recipe to work with.. you could really add whatever you wanted