Pork and Beans

This pork and beans recipe is deliciously savory and tangy with just a hint of sweetness. This side dish is simple to make and much tastier than the stuff you'd buy in a can! Make this pork and beans recipe for your next summer barbecue or potluck.

Prep: 5

Cook: 30

Yield:6 people

Equipment

Large skillet

Ingredients

1 cup salt pork or thick-cut bacon chopped
1 cup yellow onion chopped
½ cup can tomato sauce
¼ cup molasses
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 ½ teaspoons dry mustard
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
¼ cup brown sugar
3 15-ounce cans pinto beans 45 ounces total
1 cup water

Instructions

Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add in the onion and cook for 8-10 minutes, or until onion is tender.
Add in the tomato sauce, molasses, Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, salt, black pepper, and brown sugar. Reduce to a simmer, and cook for 1-2 minutes, or until sugar has dissolved.
Add in the beans and water, then simmer for 20 minutes or until thick.

Notes

Make it Vegan/Vegetarian: Skip over cooking the pork and go straight into sautéing the onion in one tablespoon of olive oil. Also, use an additional teaspoon of salt to compensate for the flavor lost from omitting the pork.
Make it Sugar-Free: Use granular brown sugar Swerve in place of the brown sugar, or leave the brown sugar out of this recipe altogether.

Recipe yields approximately 6 servings. Nutritional values shown reflect information for 1 serving. Macros may vary slightly depending on the specific brands of ingredients used.

To determine the size of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed, then weigh the entire recipe when finished. Divide the total weight (not including the weight of the container the sauce is in) by 6. Result will be the weight of one serving.

Nutrition

Recipe By:Sam Guarnieri