These are my smoked beans. Because they require frequent door opening, I do them in my gas smoker. I buy an inexpensive cut of pork and put it on the rack above the beans so that the drippings can go into the beans. I then chop that piece of meat fine and add it to the beans as a garnish.
Dave’s Smoked Beans
2 – 28 oz. Cans of Bush Original Baked Beans
1 lbs. Jimmy Dean “Hot Sausage” (Any flavor if you don’t like hot)
1 lbs. Hamburger
½ Diced Onion
½ Cup Diced Bell Pepper (Any Color, I like the Red or Orange for Color)
½ Cup Brown Sugar
½ Cup Maple Syrup
2 Tbsp. Molasses
2 hot peppers, minced
Brown sausage and hamburger, drain excess grease.
Drain beans and add all ingredients to a large foil roasting pan.
Put roasting pan in the smoker on a grate under the meat for drippings.
Lighting stir beans about every 20 – 30 minutes to incorporate smoke flavor.
Try to pull beans off the smoker after an hour and a half to 2 hours to prevent beans from going to mush.
