Bbq Red Beans

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 5 slices bacon, diced
• 1 cup yellow onion, diced
• 3/4 cup celery, diced
• 2 cups barbecue sauce (memphis-style recipe here on zaar 33814)
• 1/2 cup amber ale
• 1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dry rub seasonings (bbq red beans)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cajun seasoning
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 1/2 cup tomato paste
• 6 (12 ounce) cans pink beans or 6 (12 ounce) cans kidney beans

Recipe

• 1 in 6- to 10-quart pan over medium heat, melt butter.
• 2 sauté bacon, onion and celery until vegetables often, about 15 minutes.
• 3 to pan add barbecue sauce, ale, worcestershire, brown sugar, dry rub seasoning (bbq red beans), cajun seasoning, garlic powder, and liquid smoke.
• 4 bring to a boil.
• 5 reduce heat to simmer and add tomato paste.
• 6 stir occasionally and cook sauce for 15 minutes more.
• 7 add beans and simmer, stirring frequently, for 1 hour.