| When it comes to choosing side dishes for a | | | | such as maple syrup, pineapple juice, beer and soy |
| barbecue, there are a few choices that are a given. | | | | sauce; most of these add sweetness that |
| Potato salad, cole slaw and baked beans are standard | | | | compliments the smokiness of the barbecue they are |
| fare whether dinner is being prepared at home by | | | | paired with. |
| Aunt Sal or catered by an elite party planner out of | | | | Spice is the other universal ingredient. Salt and |
| Hollywood. The caterer may toss in a few exotic | | | | pepper, of course, but cumin, coriander and any |
| ingredients and spiff up the name, but a good | | | | number of others can be found in a homemade |
| old-fashioned homemade barbecue beans recipe is | | | | barbecue beans recipe. For added kick, many home |
| the only way to go for a true barbecue. | | | | chefs will add peppers to their barbecue baled beans; |
| Whether you decide to go hometown or gourmet, | | | | some go mild with green bell peppers, others wild |
| the basics remain the same: beans, sauce and spices | | | | with chipotles or habaneros. Onions and garlic round |
| & vegetables and meat. You can make baked | | | | out the flavor for most recipes. |
| beans without meat, but the roots of barbecue | | | | When searching for your perfect homemade |
| beans are firmly planted in the carnivore category. It | | | | barbecue beans recipe, you will have to decide which |
| is rare to find a "quick and easy" homemade | | | | variety of bean to use. Pinto beans are popular as |
| barbecue beans recipe that doesn't start with canned | | | | are canned pork & beans, or navy beans. Some |
| pork and beans. And the more authentic the recipe, | | | | recipes utilize more than one type of bean to |
| like the ones that call for soaking dried beans | | | | present an aesthetically appealing appearance as well |
| overnight, the better chance you will find some type | | | | as a delicious combination of flavors. These |
| of meat in it. These recipes are, after all, for | | | | combinations may use lima beans, cannelloni beans, |
| barbecue beans and in parts of the South, barbecue | | | | kidney beans and even black-eyed peas. Not only do |
| is another named for slow cooked pork. | | | | the flavors blend well, the textures and colors are |
| The sauce in the homemade barbecue beans recipe | | | | nice, too. |
| should consist of some combination of ketchup, | | | | Choosing meat for homemade barbecue beans is an |
| mustard & molasses. Some recipes call for | | | | interesting task. The more traditional recipes call for |
| barbecue sauce, but the real homemade barbecue | | | | bacon or the burnt ends from the brisket; ground |
| beans recipe will have you make your own sauce. | | | | beef, sausage, turkey wings and even oxtail are |
| Most start with ketchup and build from there with | | | | found in some of the homemade barbecue beans |
| mustard, molasses, honey, brown sugar or | | | | recipes. Any of these will do & will really boost |
| Worcestershire sauce. There are more exotic choices | | | | the flavor of your homemade barbecue beans recipe. |