Jacked Up Franks & Beans

Jacked Up Franks & Beans
A Whole New Whiskey Twist On A Classic Staple!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 2 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients
1/4 lb pork shoulder or pork belly, cubed
12 oz Kielbasa smoked sausage, sliced or cubed
1 cup onions, diced
1 cup green pepper, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 15 oz canned great northern beans, rinsed & drained
1 15 oz canned pinto beans, rinsed & drained
1 cup canned black eyed peas, rinsed & drained
1 cup ketchup
1 cup Jack Daniel's BBQ Sauce
1 1/2 cups beef stock
1/2 cup Jack Daniel's Whiskey
3 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1/4 tsp pepper 

Cooking Tools
Medium Dutch oven or cast iron pot

Directions
Trim off any excess fat from the pork shoulder or pork belly. On high heat, add oil to bottom of Dutch oven and place cubed pork and sear and brown on all sides.  Add in the smoked sausage and sear for additional few minutes.  Add in the remaining ingredients and mix well.  Lower heat to a simmer, cover and cook for 2 hours.  Stir ingredients occasionally, so not to burn the beans at the bottom of the pot. The beans will thicken as it cooks. Minced parsley for garnish (optional).
Serves 6

Blackstrap Baked Beans

Blackstrap Baked Beans
The Dark Molasses Brings A Rich Flavor!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 14 hours
Cooking Time: 8 hours

Serve With Some Southern Fried Chicken & Slaw

 

Ingredients
1 bag of Great Northern Beans or Navy beans
3/4 cup Blackstrap Molasses- unsulfered
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 tbsp dried mustard
3 bay leaves
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp salt
8 oz salt pork, scored
1/2 onion, peeled
1  28 oz. can tomato sauce
1  15 oz. can chopped tomatoes
3 cups water

 Cooking Tools
Cast iron dutch oven with lid or
Terra cotta bean pot with lid

Directions
Soak beans overnight in water; drain.  Preheat oven to 320 Degrees F.  In a mixing bowl, whisk together Blackstrap molasses, brown sugar, maple syrup, dried mustard, ground cloves, pepper, salt, tomato sauce, chopped tomatoes and water.  Place onion (left intact) to the bottom of pot, add salt pork  and bay leaves next to the onion.  Add drained beans beans and then pour in the mixture on top of beans, make sure beans are completely covered with mixture; add water as needed.  Place lid on pot and place in oven for 8 hours.  Check beans every 2 hours to make sure there is enough liquid over beans, add water as needed.  For the last hour, take off lid to evaporate liquid. Remove salt pork when beans are done.
Serves 6

Place Cooked Beans In Individual Serving Bowls!