Baked Beans with Smoked Option

Baked Beans with Smoked Option

Ingredients:

• 2 C Dry beans

• 4 Tb Butter

• 1 Tb Teeny Tiny Spice Co. Perfection Spice Rub

• ¼ C Brown Sugar

• 24 Oz Vegetable or chicken broth

• Optional: 1 ½ C Chunked , cooked meat (sausage, chicken breast, smoked pork, etc.)

Instructions:

1. Soak dried beans overnight in water, making sure the beans are covered with the water by at least an inch.

2. Rinse and drain the beans.

3. Put beans, butter, brown sugar and broth into a crock pot and cook on low until beans are tender, 20-24 hours. Stir every few hours.

4. If you are not going to smoke the beans, they are done at this point and you can add in cooked meat or leave as is to serve.

5. For a smoking option, remove the beans from the crock pot and place them in an ovenproof baking dish (with or without the cooked meat addition). Add enough broth to cover the beans.

6. Place the beans in a smoker with the temperature set at 225ªF and smoke for 3 to 4 hours. During the smoking time, add more broth as needed to keep the beans covered with the liquid.

7. Remove from the smoker and serve.