Better Pork And Beans

Hot Dogs and Pork and Beans were always a meal in our house. I use to love how my mom made them in the oven.  She would put the beans in a baking pan, add brown sugar, ketchup and mustard, then lay the hot dogs on top and bake them in the oven.  They were so good, I still like to eat my hot dog without a bun and dip it in the sauce from the beans.

My new take on Pork and Beans is a keeper.  The sauce is sweet, yet a little spicy from the sausage.  Every time I make these and take them to a party everyone always wants the recipe.  This is how I make them, recipe below.

Some of my ingredients. Chop peppers and onions, and sweat them in a little canola oil.

 Take them out of the pot and put into a bowl, set aside.

 Unwrap the 2 rolls of sausage and break them up in the same pot.  Cook until all the meat is browned breaking it up as it cooks. 

 When the meat is done add the beans, peppers and onions.  Stir to combine.

 Add ketchup, mustard, brown sugar and white sugar.

 Stir to combine, cover and cook for about 1 hour. Hardy beans are ready for the picnic!

Better Pork And Beans

Ingredients

2 tablespoons of canola oil

1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped

1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped

1 whole Vidalia onion, chopped

2 - 1 lb. rolls of pork sausage

2 - 28 oz cans of vegetarian beans
1 - 16 oz. can vegetarian beans

1 cup of ketchup

1/4 cup yellow mustard

1 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup white sugar

Directions

In a large pot, heat oil on medium high heat.  Add onion and peppers, and cook just until tender.  Transfer to a bowl, set aside.  Unwrap the 2 rolls of sausage and add to the same pot, break sausage up as it starts to cook. When sausage is done, reduce heat to medium, add the beans, onions and peppers, stir to combine. Add the ketchup, mustard, brown and white sugars, stir.  Cover the beans and cook for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Makes about 12 servings.

Sweet and Hot Italian Sausage and Peppers

It's football season in our house, that's a big deal come the Fall.  Ever since my boys were 5 & 6 years old they have always played on a football team all the way through high school.  When the big games came on TV on Sunday, it was always a snack night for dinner because they didn't want to leave and sit at the dinner table.  I would put together a spread of finger foods they could eat.  Now that they are adults, and still sit in front of the TV, I make man size foods for them.  Sausage and Peppers is one of their favorites.  This is how I make it.

Red, yellow, green peppers and onions. Seed them and slice them down.  Peel the onions, cut in half and slice down.  Peel 3 cloves of garlic and mince.  Saute the garlic in 3 Tbsp. of olive oil.  Add the peppers, onions, salt and pepper.

Sweat the peppers and onions out.  In the meantime brown the sausages in a frying pan.  I use hot and sweet sausages.  When they are partially cooked put them on top of the peppers and onions and put a lid on them.  Cook on medium heat for 30 minutes.

Another of their favorites is Jack Daniels Pulled Pork on a crusty kaiser roll. All you have to do is warm it up!  The sauce is sweet and tangy and when it's hot, it makes the roll so soft and delicious.