Dutch's Wicked Baked Beans

By KennyB07

I found this a few years ago on a BBQ message board. These beans are killer good! Spicy but sweet. Anytime I have taken these to a get together, I have never brought any back home. *NOTE: If you are making these beans as a side dish for pork ribs, smoke the removed skirt meat for 1-1 1/2 hours, then dice the skirt meat and stir into the Baked Beans in place of the bacon. *To make this recipe Family Friendly, omit the Jalapeño pepper and the dry mustard.

Ingredients

• 8 slice bacon
• 1/2 onion - diced
• 1/2 bell pepper - diced
• 2 or 3 jalapenos - diced (deseed for less heat)
• 55 oz bush's baked beans - large can original flavor
• 8 oz pineapple chunks - drained
• 1 c brown sugar - packed
• 1 c ketchup
• 3 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 Tbsp dry mustard
• aluminum pan 12x9 or deep 9x9

Preparation

Step 1

Sauté bacon pieces in fry pan until crispy and remove from pan with a slotted spoon. Sauté onion, bell pepper and jalapeño pepper until tender.
In a large mixing bowl combine beans, pineapple, brown sugar, ketchup and dry mustard. Stir in bacon pieces and vegetables. Pour into a 12X9 or a deep 9X9 aluminum baking pan. (While mixing if things look dry, add additional ketchup 1/4 -1/2 cup at a time)
Place in a 220-250° smoker for 2 1/2 – 3 hours (make sure temperature of the baked beans reaches 160°) or place in a 350° oven and bake for 1 hour.