Chipotle Baked Beans

• 6 Chipotle Chiles in Adobo sauce (small can) - stems removed (Embasa Brand)
• 2 Tablespoons of Adobo Sauce
• 2 Tablespoons Chile Powder
• 1 large Onion chopped
• 4 cloves of Garlic chopped
• 1 Tablespoon oil
• 1/2 pound of Bacon cut in 1/2 inch pieces
  
• 1/2 cup Ketchup
  
• 1/2 cup Beer (not light beer!)
• 1/4 cup Dark Brown Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon Jalapeño powder
• 3 cups cooked Great Northern Beans

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

  Sauté Chipotle chiles, onions and garlic in oil until soft.

Combine Chile powders, adobo sauce into onion mixture. Add bacon, beer, ketchup, brown sugar and mustard. Cook for an additional 2 minutes over medium-low heat stirring constantly.

Using a oven-proof pot, with a lid - Add mixture to the cooked beans and stir well. Bake in oven for 2 hours. Stir occasionally and add water (or beer) if the mixture gets too dry.

This makes a great side dish for ribs or Habanero Jerk Chicken.