Guinness Smoked Beans

By EdieK

Ingredients

• 4 lb. dried white beans, (soak overnight)
• 4 ham hocks
• 2 bottles Guinness
• 2 large garlic cloves
• 1 lb. brown sugar
• 2 1/2 cup molasses
• 2 1/2 cup tomato puree
• 3/4 cup cider vinegar
• 1/2 tbs. paprika
• 1/2 tbs. garlic powder
• 1/4 tbs. salt
• 1/4 tbs. onion powder
• 1/4 tbs. dried thyme
• 1/4 tbs. cayenne pepper
• 1/4 tbs. ground black pepper
• 2 tbs. red crushed chilies
• 2 tbs. toasted coriander
• 5 Granny Smith apples, diced
• 10 bacon strips

Details

Adapted from karott.com

Preparation

Step 1

Soak beans overnight. Boil beans with 1 bottle of Guinness and 4 ham hocks. Watch water level. Should not fall below level of beans. Boil until some of beans are just starting to break up. Pour off liquid until at 3/4 level of the beans.

Clean and dice hocks and add with remaining ingredients. Place bacon on top of beans.

Bake at 250F for 5 hours and uncover. Raise temperature to 350F and continue to bake, stirring every 10 minutes for 30 to 40 minutes.

Place in pan and smoke with hickory for 3 hours, stirring every 20 minutes.

If beans are dry add tomato juice to desired consistency.