Pork Sausage BBQ Beans*****

* Exported from MasterCook *

Pork Sausage BBQ Beans *****

Recipe By : From the kitchen of Loren Fumich
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : BBQ

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 cans Bush's Baked Beans -- (28 oz.)
1 lb. Jimmy Dean Hot sausage
1 Green bell pepper -- seeded and chopped
2 cups diced green onion -- including tops
1 cup Kraft Hickory Smoked BBQ sauce
4 whole cloves
4 whole allspice
8 whole peppercorns
1/2 cup brown sugar

Drain beans in a colander and set aside.
Place allspice, peppercorns, and whole cloves in a spice mill or
blender. Process until coarsely ground.
Brown the sausage in a six to eight quart sauce pan or large skillet.
Crumble the sausage with a spoon or spatula as it is cooking. Do not
drain. **** See note below ****
Sauté the bell pepper and onion with the browned, crumbled sausage until
the onion is just starting to become translucent. Stir in the drained
beans and bbq sauce. Heat until it begins to bubble, stirring
occasionally. Stir in spice mixture and brown sugar. Reduce heat and
simmer for fifteen minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Transfer beans to a suitable, oven proof serving dish. Bake, uncovered,
in oven for thirty minutes. Serve hot from the oven or allow to cool as
desired.
Note: If a sausage other than Jimmy Dean is used there may be an excess
amount of fat. This fat will continue to render as the beans cook, and
may result in a greasy dish of beans! If you must substitute, do so
carefully and drain off the excess fat.



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