Smoky Baked Beans (originally Canary Baked Beans)

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb dried canary beans
• 1 large onion, quartered
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 sprigs fresh epazote (or 1 teaspoon dried epazote, crumbled if desired)
• 1 teaspoon salt and pepper
• 6 slices bacon
• 2 cups salsa (i like spicy)
• 1/2 cup beer
• 1 cup water
• 4 ounces pepper jelly (spicy habanero jelly spicy habanero jelly or your favorite)
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro or 1 tablespoon parsley
• 2 smoked turkey wings

Recipe

• 1 pick over beans.
• 2 in a large bowl soak beans in cold water to cover by 2 inches over night.
• 3 drain beans.
• 4 in a 5-quart dutch oven simmer beans, oil, onion, and epazote, if using, in water to cover by 2 inches, covered, 45 minutes to 90 minutes, or until beans are almost tender.
• 5 add salt and simmer beans until just tender, about 15 minutes more.
• 6 drain beans in a colander.
• 7 chop bacon and in the dutch oven cook over moderate heat, stirring, until browned.
• 8 add turkey wings, beans, salsa, beer, water, hot pepper jelly, spices, salt and pepper to taste and cook in a 325 degree oven, stirring, until most of liquid evaporates, about 30-60 minutes.
• 9 you can fight over the wings or the skin and bone can be discard, shred meat and add back to beans.
• 10 serve with rice.