My Beer Picnic

Maybe I over did it with the beer with this one. Everything has beer in it :) 

Smoked Boston Butt

• Boston Butt
• 1 Bottle Oak Aged Coffee Stout (I used Huck's homemade Beer but any coffee stout will work)
• Favorite Spice Blend (I used my own but did not messure ingredients :( Sorry)  

1. Rub dry spices on meat and pour beer over meat. Marinate for 12-24 hours turning in beer a few times. 
2. Prep Smoker. If you don't have a smoker, you can use a slow cooker.
3. Place meat on smoker. 
4. Using leftover marinate, reduce over medium heat and brush on meat ever 1-2 hours.  
5. Cook meat 1 1/2 hours per pound. 
6. Let meat rest before slicing.

 
Beerbecue Baked Beans

• 5 Slices Uncooked Bacon
• 1 Green Pepper-Diced
• 1/2 Onion-Diced
• 1 Can Pork and Beans 
• 1 1/2 cups Beer (I used Hopsecutisner IPA for the strong flavor.)
• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
• 1 cup Ketchup

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Slice bacon and cook until crisp. Drain on paper towel. 
3. Remove all but one tablespoon bacon fat from pan, and cook pepper and onions until soft.
4. Stir in Pork and Beans, Ketchup, Beer, and Brown Sugar and cooked on low heat for 20 minutes. 
5. Spray casserole dish with cooking spray and place bean mixture in dish. 
6. Bake 50 minutes.

 We like Terrapin!!

German Potato Salad
This recipe was Oma approved :) And was not an original; I found it in a cook book but omitted and added a few things.

• 6-8 Potatoes- peeled and diced
• 4 Slices Uncooked Bacon
• 1/2 Medium Onion
• 1 Garlic Clove
• 2 Tbsp Flour
• 1 Tbsp Whole Grain Mustard
• 1 cup Beer (I used a lager)
• 3 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar

1. Cook Potatoes until tender in boiling salted water and drain. 
2. Slice bacon and cook in a pan until crisp. Drain on paper towel. 
3. Add onions and garlic to pan in bacon fat and cook until tender. 
4. Mix beer, vinegar and mustard together.
5. Add 2 Tbsp flour and allow to cook for a minute mixing with onion, garlic, and bacon fat. 
6. Add beer mixture to pan whisking to prevent lumps stirring until thick
7. Mix potatoes and beer mixture right before serving. 

This recipe should be served warm.  

Beer mixture.

Beerbecue Sauce

• 1 cup Ketcup
• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
• 1 cup Beer (I used the Hopsecutioner again)
• 1/4 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
• 1/4 Onion- Fine Dice

1. Combined ingredients and cook until sauce starts to thicken.