In this post, we’ll go through a simple and easy recipe for homemade baked beans. This dish is perfect as a BBQ side, or as a hearty meal on its own. Join us as we reveal the secret to the perfect baked beans!
Ingredients
- 3 (1 lb.) cans pork and beans
- 1/2 c. bell pepper, chopped
- 1/2 c. onions, chopped
- 3/4 c. catsup
- 1/3 c. brown sugar, packed hard
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/3 tsp. black pepper
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 Tbsp. oil
Baking Instructions
- Cook onions and bell pepper in oil until onions are transparent.
- Add beef and cook until brown.
- Mix all ingredients together.
- Bake in 350° oven for 45 minutes, or after mixing together, pour in crock-pot and cook 6 to 10 hours on low.
Calorie: 350
Total cooking time:1 hour
Difficulty level: Easy
The Great Baked Beans Caper
Hello, my fellow food enthusiasts! Let me regale you with a story that is as flavorful as the dish it revolves around. It was a chilly day, and I decided to whip up a hearty dish of Baked Beans. Not just any beans, mind you, but beans that you could write sonnets about. Yes, they were that good.
The Prepping
My kitchen adventure commenced with the gathering of my chosen warriors: three 1 lb. cans of pork and beans, a half cup of bell pepper (chopped and ready to mingle), half a cup of onions (also chopped, but quite teary-eyed about it), 3/4 cups of catsup (the unsung hero in any baked beans dish), 1/3 cup of packed hard brown sugar (because we like it sweet and savage), a teaspoon of salt (it’s a salty world, folks!), 1/3 teaspoon of black pepper (to give it a kick), 1 lb. of ground beef (the beefier, the better), and a tablespoon of oil (slippery when wet).
The Cooking Chronicles
First things first, I heated up the oil in a pan and sautéed the onions and bell pepper. The onions were aiming for transparency… quite a lofty goal, if you ask me. Once they achieved their transparent state, I added the ground beef. It sizzled and popped like a rock star, until it was as brown as a cowboy’s boots.
The Mixing Mayhem
With the beef cooked to perfection, it was time to mix all the ingredients together. This, my friends, is when the real magic happens. As I stirred in the pork and beans, catsup, brown sugar, salt, and black pepper, the aroma filled my kitchen. It was like the scent of victory after a long battle with hunger.
The Baking (or Crock-pot) Conundrum
The next step was to bake our mixed masterpiece in a 350° oven for 45 minutes. But, being a modern man with a love for convenience, I had an alternative plan: the crock-pot. Pouring the mix into the crock-pot, I set it to cook on low for 6 to 10 hours. I call this the “lazy chef’s delight”. It gives you time to take a much-deserved nap, or in my case, binge-watch my favorite cooking shows.
The Triumph
When I lifted the lid of the crock-pot, the aroma was heavenly. Each spoonful was a mouthful of joy, brimming with the flavors of pork, bell pepper, onions, and the sweet and tangy zing of catsup and brown sugar. The dish was a hit, and I was the hero of the day.
So, there you have it, my friends – my escapade into the world of Baked Beans. Remember, the kitchen is not just a place for cooking, but also for creating stories, one dish at a time. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have some leftovers to attend to.
