Joe's Super Secret, I'm only telling you guys because you are awesome, Baked Bean Recipe.

Its not just the ingredients, its the procedure

1lb ground beef
1lb bacon
1 small onion
several cloves of roasted garlic
white vinegar
yellow mustard
dark brown sugar
1 LARGE can of baked beans, I use Bush's regular


Chop bacon into 1/4 inch pieces. In a large skillet, cook bacon slowly. Make it good and crispy, but not burned. Render as much fat as possible. Put bacon in a Crock Pot, keeping all the grease in the skillet. Return skillet to stovetop, and add onion and beef, season to taste. I add applewood smoked sea salt, black pepper, hickory burger seasoning, and a dash of liquid smoke. cook beef well, trying to evaporate as much water as possible. Add garlic and mix it in well. Add beef and beans to Crock Pot and mix together. Here's the tricky part. I don't measure the brown sugar, mustard or vinegar. I add some of each, mix and let it set about a half hour with Crock Pot on Low, then taste and adjust as needed.

Its a great side dish, that hardly ever has leftovers.