Spicy BBQ Beer Chicken and BBQ “Baked” Beans

Ingredients:

• 1 bottle of your favorite beer (I used Brooklyn Winter Ale)
• 1 teaspoon of red chili flakes
• 1 tablespoon of pepper
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
• 1 cup of your favorite bbq sauce (I used Sweet Baby Ray’s)

Combine the beer and seasonings in a large bowl or dish. Add the chicken and then put it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours to let it marinate. Place the chicken in a baking dish and put in a 375 degree oven. Take the leftover marinade and put it in a sauce pan on the stove over a medium flame and add the bbq sauce. Allow the sauce to cook down and baste the chicken with it about every 10-15 minutes for 45-60 minutes. (More or less time depending on what piece of the chicken you use.)

Ingredients:

• 1 can of pinto beans
• 1 can of red beans
• 1 shallot (diced)
• 1/2 cup of bbq sauce
• 1/2 brown sugar
• salt and pepper to taste
• vegetable oil

In a large sauce pan, saute the shallots in a little bit of oil and season with salt and pepper. Add the beans, bbq sauce and sugar to the pot. Let it simmer for about an hour (or until it reaches the desired consistency).