EMERIL'S SLOW COOKED BAM BQ BAKED BEANS

EMERIL'S SLOW COOKED BAM BQ BAKED BEANS image

Yield serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 slices bacon
1 large onion chopped
1 1/2 tbsp mince garlic
2 sprigs fresh thyme
1 poutn dried navy beans,
1 cup coffee brewed
1/2 cup Emeril's Kicked Up BQ Barbeque Sauce or your favorite BBQ Sauce
1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar + 1 tbsp
1 1/2 tbsp Creole Mustard or other whole grain brown mustard
1 tbsp molasses
1 tsp red hot sauce
1/4 tsp black pepper
8 cups water
2 tsp salt

Steps:

Preheat oven to 300 F In a heavy cast iron Dutch Over, cook bacon over med high heat until fat rendered and is crisp; 4-6 minutes. Add onion and cook till softened and lightly carmelized. Add garlic and thyme cook for 1 minute longer. Add beans, coffee, BBQ sause, brown sugar, mustard, molasses, hot sauce and pepper stir to combine well. Add water, salt, raise heat and bring to boil. Cover pot and transfer to oven and bake for 2 hours undisturbed. Remove pot from oven and stir. Recover pot and continue to bake till beans tender ~ 1 hour longer. When beans are tender, remove cover and continue baking till liquid reduced to thick, saucelike consistency, 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Remove pot from oven, remove thyme sprigs. Adjust seasoning if necessary and serve hot or warm.