John Willingham's Sweet and Sassy Beans
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Beans
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 1
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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     1/4  pound         breakfast sausage or bacon - crumbled
     1/4  cup           onion -- diced
     1/4  pound         pulled or chopped smoked pork butt
   4      cups          pork 'n beans
     1/4  cup           sweet barbecue sauce
     1/2  cup           molasses
   1 1/2  tablespoons   W'ham mild seasoning
     1/2  teaspoon      liquid smoke -- (optional)
 

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 350F. In a large skillet, cook the sausage and onion over medium-high heat for 5 to 6 minutes until the sausage is browned and the onion softened. Add the pork and cook for 2 to 3 minutes longer until the meat is just heated through. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine the pork and beans, sauce, molasses, seasoning mix and liquid smoke, if using it. Stir well and transfer into a deep casserole. The dish should be large enough to hold the mixture so that it is no deeper than 4 inches and no shallower than 2 inches. Add the sausage/pork mixture. Stir well. Cook in the oven, covered, for 2-1/2 hours until hot and bubbling and the flavors are well- blended. [Editor-If you're smoking some meat, put the beans in the smoker to cook. You'll get a delicious smoky flavor