Dinosaur-Style Bar-B-Que Beans

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 large onion, chopped
• 3/4 cup chopped green pepper
• Pinch each of kosher salt and black pepper
• 3 large cloves garlic, chopped
• 8 ounces hot Italian sausage, removed from casing
• 2 cans (28 ounces each) baked beans, preferably Bushs
• 3/4 cup Mutha Sauce (page 165)
• 1 tablespoon Creole mustard (preferably Zatarains) or spicy brown mustard
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Creole Seasoning (page 167)
• 1 tablespoon molasses

1. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
2. Add the onions and peppers and cook til soft, adding a pinch of salt and pepper.
3. Toss in the garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
4. Crumble the sausage into the veggies and cook, chopping to break the meat into small pieces.
5. Cook til the pink disappears.
6. Drain off some of the bean liquid in each can so that its at the same height as the beans; then mix the contents of both cans into the cooked veggies and sausage.
7. Turn the heat down to medium-low and add all the rest of the ingredients.
8. Simmer for 5 minutes.
9. Serve immediately, or cool and reheat before serving (lettin the flavors blend a while never hurts).

olive oil, onion, green pepper, salt, garlic, italian sausage, beans, mutha sauce, creole mustard, cider vinegar, chili powder, creole seasoning, molasses

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/dinosaur-style-bar-b-que-beans-389197 (may not work)