caramelized Pecan baked beans

   Ingredients:

•  1/2 onion coarsely chopped

•  3 tbsp coarse chopped bbq meat, jowl or cured bacon 

•  A splash of Rivulet (pecan liquor)

• 1/3 cup ketchup

• 1 1/2 heaping tbsp brown spicy mustard

•  1/2 cup dark brown sugar

•  splash of Worcestershire

• one large can Bushes brown sugar and bacon beans 

 Preparation:

1.  Add a splash of oil to the med high hot skillet and then add bacon and onion, stir constantly until the onion has softened slightly. You want a few little bits sticking to the skillet. If the bacon is uncooked, recuce the heat and let it render with the onion. 

2. Deglaze the skillet with the liquor.

3.  Add the ketchup, mustard brown sugar and Worcestershire and continue stirring until it browns slightly. 

4. Add the undrained beans and stir.

5. Let simmer uncovered for about 20 minutes stirring frequently at first, then occasionally.

Urban Cowgill 2014 (updated Dec. 2023)