Stove Top Method – Slow Cooker Method:
My friend, Andra Cook of Raleigh, NC is famous for serving this delicious North Carolina barbecue bean recipe. She is also the co-author of our What’s Cooking America cookbook.
These wonderful tasting beans are always a favorite at any gathering. Andra’s Barbecue Beans Recipe seems to be a favorite of most men – in fact it is a killer barbecue bean dish! Even people who say they do not like lima beans, love this bean dish. I usually double this recipe for our large gatherings and potlucks. I have provided instructions to cook on the stove top or slow cooker.
Please check out my Old-Fashioned 4th of July Picnic menu which includes this wonderful Andra’s Barbecue Beans.
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup sugar (granulated)
- 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 3/4 cup catsup (ketchup)
- Salt to taste
- 2 (16-ounce) can pork and beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 (15 1/4-ounce) can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (14 1/4-ounce) can lima beans, drained and rinsed*
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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In a large frying pan, saute onion and garlic in butter. Stir in cider vinegar, sugar, prepared mustard, Worcestershire sauce, catsup, and salt; cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes or until well blended. Remove from heat.
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In an ungreased large casserole dish or Dutch oven, combine the pork and beans, kidney beans, and lima beans. Pour the prepared catsup mixture over top and mix well.
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Bake, uncovered, 1 hour. Remove from oven and serve.
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Serves many.
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So easy to do!
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Prepare the beans in the morning as per the above stove top recipe.
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Place in your slow cooker, over low heat, for approximately 6 to 8 hours.
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Enjoy these awesome easy-to-make beans.
* You may substitute other types beans of your choice, such as canned pinto beans, black beans, and/or white kidney beans.
NOTE: Depending on my mood and my guests, I sometimes add some red wine and also some diced jalapeno Chile Peppers (be careful not to add too many chiles).
Categories:
Backyard Barbecue Dried and Canned Bean Recipes Fourth of July Side Dishes Slow Cooker Vegetables Summer