Crowd pleasing beans

[Wayne Copeland]

BBQ bean traditionalists have used bacon in their beans for years. Last year at a big cook-off, my cooking crew and I signed up for the Peoples Choice portion of the contest---we cooked 14 extra briskets to give the public a sampling of our cooking ability. The crowd votes on the best BBQ and the winner gets a nice trophy for their troubles. We decided to spice up the crowd's plates and gave away about 10 gallons of BBQ Beans to help our chances of winning. Here is the recipe that SHOULD HAVE WON THE CONTEST:
This serves 6, so increase proportionately for larger servings:
2 tbs. of bacon grease
1/2 cup brown sugar
24 oz. can of Campbell's Pork & Beans
1/2 cup of diced white onion
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup of BBQ sauce
1 1/2 tbs. of French's Mustard
2 cups of burnt Brisket ends, sides, etc (Blackened)
Put the beans in a foil pan, uncovered, in the pit and smoke for 2-3 hours at 200-225 degrees. At the 2-2 1/2 hour mark, pour the bacon grease and onion into a frying pan and cook over a medium heat for a few minutes...but don't burn the onions! Mix the remainder of the ingredients in a bowl and pour in the bacon grease and onions. Then pour this mix over the beans, stirring in well. Cover the foil pan with aluminum foil and cook it for 2-3 more hours, or until the liquid begins to boil...then it is ready!
This was surely the best beans served out there that day, but a team of cookers across the field from us had a couple of bimbo's in thong bikinis serving their swill---guess who won? Just Food for Thought

[Wayne Copeland]

Instead of brisket ends, you can substitute cooked ham and the beans will be great....just dont smoke as long and they will turn out fine!

[Wayne Copeland]

Beans, beans, beans...what is the deal? To make a truly outstanding bean concoction, try the receipe above with the burned brisket ends as it is absolutely wonderful...if you have cooked a brisket in the past and cut off the ends, please save them in the freezer in a plastic bag as they are definately reusable..WC

[Wayne Copeland]

I know some of you think that the above recipe might be a little too sweet for most folks, but it won 1st Place at the Crawford Tonkawa Traditions cook-off on Oct. 7, 2006....I won the top cash prise and the admiration of all the judges. Try the recipe on your next cook-out and you wont disappoint your audience. Wayne

[Wayne Copeland]

Another tip to the bean recipe is to substitute cooked ham for brisket. It will change the total direction of the taste, so add a little less than 1/2 cup of the brown sugar...if ham is used, try 1/3 cup of brown sugar instead of the 1/2 cup...and think about floating a Jalepeno during the cooking process. Whatever you do, remember to document it so that you can duplicate it again if you get into the points! If points are not what you are hunting, cook for your target audience and enjoy!!!