Smoked Baked Beans
These smoky, sweet, and savory baked beans make the perfect side dish for any BBQ. The smoke adds incredible depth to traditional baked beans, creating a memorable dish everyone will love.
Ingredients
- 3 cups pinto beans (2 cans, drained)
- 8 oz bacon
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 teaspoons mustard
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Cook the bacon until crisp and drain on paper towels. Save that yummy bacon fat in the pan.
- Sauté the onions in the bacon grease until they're soft and translucent.
- Mix beans and sauce by combining beans, ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
- Add bacon and onions to your bean mixture and stir well to combine all ingredients.
- Transfer to a pan that's safe for your smoker – aluminum foil or cast iron work great.
- Smoke at 225°F for 1.5 to 2 hours until hot and full of smoky flavor.
Notes
- Stir once halfway through smoking for best flavor distribution.
- Try different wood chips like hickory or apple for varied smoke flavors.
- Add jalapeños with the onions if you like a spicy kick.
- These taste even better the next day after flavors meld overnight.
- For a vegetarian version, skip bacon and use olive oil instead.