For the homemade barbecue sauce:
1 1/2 c. ketchup
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. Worcestershire sauce
2 T. honey
2 t. salt
1 t. cumin
1 t. chili powder
1/2 t. allspice
1/2 t. crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 t. pepper
Combine all BBQ sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
For the beef and bean combination:
1/2 lb. dried beans (any kind, I usually use pinto or kidney)
1/2 – 1 lb. ground beef
1 onion, diced
salt and pepper to taste
optional: 1/2 diced green pepper, 1 diced celery stalk, 1 shredded carrot
2 c. barbecue sauce (homemade or from a bottle)
1. Soak beans overnight and cook until done.
2. Brown ground beef with onions and any optional ingredients, and salt and pepper to taste. Drain. Combine beans and beef. Add reserved BBQ sauce and stir to coat all. Pour into a 13×9 casserole dish.
For the cornbread:
3/4 c. corn meal
1 1/4 c. flour
1/4 c. sugar
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
1 c. milk
1 egg, beaten
1/2 c. vegetable oil, melted butter, or meat drippings
1. Combine all dry ingredients. Stir in remaining ingredients until moist.
2. Spoon over beef and bean filling.
3 cover & freeze
4 cooking day: Thaw Bake @400* for 30-15 min.
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2 Comments about this Meal:
Our family was split on this one. Half my kids thought the BBQ flavor was too strong, and my husband liked it (though he says he would have preferred it with less of a BBQ flavor). Two of my kids and I thought it was fine as is and would like it again. I've had this before with a different recipe where the beans had almost a Buschs Baked BBQ beans flavor, more subtle. This was definately a BBQ bean flavor. I think it's a matter of preference.
I liked this! It's definitely like BBQ baked beans with corn bread on top! I told my kiddos it was chili with cornbread, but from the name I was expecting like BBQ shredded beef with corn bread on the top! I liked that it was something new!
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