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Barbecue Baked Beans

A PROPER RECIPE for barbecue baked beans should offer up creamy beans draped in a glossy sauce bursting with complex barbecue flavors: vinegar, tomato, molasses, brown sugar, smoked pork, and a touch of heat. Low-cost, low-maintenance, and high-reward, it’s the kind of dish that ought to be a perfect fit for the slow cooker, where, once you load it all in, the beans can sit unattended, deepening in flavor until ready to serve.

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