Recipe

Alabama Baked Beans

Ingredients
½ lb. Kowalski's Bacon, chopped
1 yellow onion, chopped
¾ cup Kowalski's Classic Ketchup
½ cup tomato sauce
½ cup brown sugar
⅓ cup molasses
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
1 tsp. Kowalski's Cherry Fresco Hot Sauce (optional)
1 tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. freshly ground Kowalski's Black Peppercorns
30 oz. canned navy beans, rinsed and drained
¼ cup apple cider vinegar
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 325°.
  2. Meanwhile, in a large oven-safe pan, cook and stir bacon over medium-high heat until crisp (about 7 min.). 
  3. Add onion; cook until softened (about 5 min.).
  4. Drain bacon grease from pan; discard or save for another use.
  5. Stir in ketchup, tomato sauce, brown sugar, molasses, Worcestershire, mustard, hot sauce, salt and pepper; bring to a simmer and cook for 5 min. 
  6. Stir in beans until well coated; bake in preheated oven, covered, for 1 hr. 
  7. Stir in vinegar; re-cover and bake for 15 min. more.
  8. Cool for 10 min. before serving.