Tuesday, March 3, 2009

BBQ Black Beans


This recipes is a clone of El Pollo Locos' BBQ Black Beans.

1 lb black beans soaked 8 hours or overnight.
2 smallish onions chopped.
1 tsp minced garlic
2 cups bottled bbq sauce (I used Famous Daves Sweet and Spicy Sauce, someday I will make my own, if you have a great sweet and spicy recipe please share)
2-3 drops liquid smoke per pint jar
1 small jalapeno minced and divided among 5 pint jars

Fill beans to the halfway point, add onions and jalapeno evenly.
I also added some pico de gallo although the original recipe did not call for it. I added about 1/3 cup BBQ sauce per jar and then filled with water.
The beans soak up the water and you are left with a thickened sauce, in a few week the sauce will be very thick as beans continue to absorb the water.
Process at 11 lbs for 75 minutes pints and 90 minutes quarts. Thanks Evelyn!

5 comments:

  1. Oh man, so you're the one who used my last bottle of "Famous Dave's" BBQ Sauce!!! Oh well, at least you put it to good use!!

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  2. I made this over the weekend..I'm just waiting a couple of weeks for things to thicken up.

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  3. I think pinto beans would have thickened it up faster.

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  4. I made this recipe last night, and can't wait to open a jar in a couple of weeks. Didn't have a jalapeno or liquid smoke so used 1/4 tsp chipotle powder in each jar. Chipotle chilis are smoked jalapenos, so should be similar in taste.

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  5. sounds good. I always substitute ingredients. I am canning tonight and am trying to figure out what to use in place of celery.

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