What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Foodstuff Redefined: Picnic Pork and Beans! Tradition speaks loud and clear at family gatherings and picnics, especially in the summer. No matter the cookout, barbecue, or pitch-in, certain foods are expected on the buffet table. One of them is the coveted baked beans. Usually the unmarried auntie or the matriarch is the keeper of the cherished recipes. The “grande dame” knows all the ingredients, especially the heavily-guarded secret ones. It might be a dab of this or a pinch of that. My advice? Time, patience, and integrity. After all, there’s a lot of responsibility in carrying on the Secret Family Recipes. In the end, it’s all worth it!
PICNIC PORK AND BEANS
Ingredients:
3 slices uncured bacon, thick
1/4 cup sweet onion, sliced
1 tablespoon bacon drippings
28-ounce can pork and beans
1/8 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons pimento, diced
1/4 cup barbecue sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350°. Fry bacon in a large skillet until partially cooked. Remove bacon from pan and dab on paper towels. Let cool and then break into pieces. Discard all but one tablespoon bacon drippings. Add sweet onion to pan; sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Combine sweet onion, pork and beans, seasoned salt, red pepper flakes, diced pimento, barbecue sauce, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, and Dijon mustard. Mix well. Transfer to an ovenproof dish. Top with bacon pieces. Bake uncovered for one hour, or until beans are bubbly and sauce is thick. Let stand 10 minutes for sauce to thicken slightly. Serve warm.
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Maybe a great way getting for a short time back to pork meat? 😉 Sounds great, but can not wait for family gatherings, Gail! Lol I hope you had a wonderful weekend, and was able to begin a great week! Michael
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Thanks. It rained, but I got a lot of Spring cleaning accomplished. 👏
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Oh, dont remember me on this. My mom is hurrying up this way, since two weeks.
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Very similar to a recipe I have made for years. It’s getting cold in Australia, so time to try your version.
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Peggy, I often have an indoor picnic, just because. 😋🌿
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Definitely comfort food, anytime!😋😋😘
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Absolutely. My mom would add a baked potato on the side and call it a meal. 🍃🥔😍
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We must think like your Mom! 😊 That’s just what we’d do! 😋😋🙏
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Kindred spirits. 💫
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Whether indoors or out, the beans are a must. My mom was the keeper of the beans in the family for many years, now, we all take turns!
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Sounds like the tradition lives on. 💫
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Baked beans are a tradition in my family in the warmer months. Your version has some interesting ingredients 🙂
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I like trying new combinations. Doesn’t everyone? 😜🍃
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I grew up on pork and beans. They are a fitting side dish.😋
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Kid-friendly, husband approved. 🌿😍
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💯😋🌱
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I am the keeper of the baked bean recipe. And I have a secret ingredient. Your recipe is very similar but I’m sure delicious.
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That’s some cool (baked) beans.
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As American as apple pie. 😍🍃
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Now I want apple pie. How’d you do that?
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I’ve got some apple dumplings in the freezer I can thaw. Does that help? 😜🍃🍎
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Got any cheddar? I mean, not necessary as I am already sold.
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Oh, yes indeed. 🍃🧀
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Booyah!
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Love me some pork -N- beans!! Never had pimento, or apple cider vinegar in them, tho. Oh, or red pepper flakes- too hot! Evertything else, tho!! YUM!
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No worries. Some days my husband has to hide the red pepper flakes from me. 🍃🌶
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Lol!!
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