hot dogs and baked beans??

i could use some lthforum feedback on this, admittedly, less than burning question. i grew up in a household where we ate hot dogs every weekend, usually saturday lunch. and they were always served on a bun with a side of baked beans (from a can, can't remember what brand). i guess i grew up assuming that these were natural partners and everyone did the same. now i'm wondering if anyone at all, besides my family, associates hot dogs with baked beans. i still eat hot dogs at home and recently rediscovered the pleasure of baked beans (i buy bush's) and started wondering about this. thanks, justjoan

I think this is a pretty common combination. I have quite a few memories of a hot dog with a side of canned baked beans. Although, more common for me was some baked beans with cut-up pieces of hot dogs mixed in.

Best,
Michael

I like hot dogs cut up into pork and beans, with a little mustard thrown in for bite. I do think they go well together.

As Mary's brother chanted in There's Something about Mary: "Beans and franks, beans and franks..."

Franks and beans?

For me, it was always burgers and baked beans (from a can). But, I think there were hot dog and beans nights, too.

Hi,

Outdoor eating seems to be associated with baked beans. I love the beans that come in jars especially. If someone buys the tinned ones, I eat those, too.

You may want to try the baked beans from Smoque with bits of chopped BBQ and carmelized onions. It is simply heavenly in the context of baked beans, of course.

Regards,

yeah, hot dogs cut up in baked beans was often an option as well. (i also ate hot dogs sliced up in campbells tomato soup-delicious) and i always added yellow mustard to my beans to cut the sweetness. now i'm adding mustard and a dash of sriracha.
i still havent been to smoque- if i ever get there i'll be sure to try the beans, thanks cathy. jj

Simmering cut-up Kosher-style hot dogs in Pork-n-Beans was one of those wonderful cognitive dissonances that characterize my childhood (both my parents were raised Kosher but never kept a Kosher household themselves).

This is the sort of thing that we would be fed when the parental units went out for dinner -- that or fish sticks. Otherwise, baked beans were most likely to be a side at a BBQ, usually with ribs or burgers, less likely for grilled dogs or sausages, for some reason. I may misremember.

Hee. We used kosher dogs too. They just taste better.

And we called it "beanie weenie". The bf won't go near it. But when he's out of town I enjoy for it dinner.

I love hot dogs and beans. We always mixed the 2 together and served them in one bowl. I bet my mom probably loved how quick and easy it was and it was always a crowd pleaser. Every so often I'll buy a can of Bush's and a sleeve of Viennas or Kosher's and go to town. I still love it. I'll usually have a couple of pieces of bread and butter on the side to dip into the beans as well.

Yup. Cut up kosher dogs in pork-n-beans My mom usually added ketchup, spicy brown mustard and a little maple syrup. Somehow, I remember the beans having a lot less goop and more beans than they do now.

When I was a lad there was canned beans and ground beef which I loved dearly until it was discontinued sometime in the 60s, thus acquainting me with the concept of mortality for the first time.

Actually, what I remember about them was that, in my adorable tyke way, I mispronounced "Beans and Ground Beef" as "Green Brown Beast." Which, six years too late, I suddenly realize would be the perfect screen name if I were to ever start posting on an internet food board.

They were franks-and-beans served en cassarole, with some brown sugar, ketchup, and, frequently, a bit of Velveeta melted in for snazz.

Wonder where this came into the N. American§ menu? Maybe as some sort of a simplification of cassoulet?

Geo

§Canadians, esp. Quebeckers are quite (and justifiably) proud of their pork and beans, simmered with maple syrup. And, in Montreal, sausages (aka "hot dogs") are a frequent accompaniment.

To "gild the lilly" as it were, my mom added ketchup, a shit-ton of brown sugar and wait for it..... bacon. She would cook the bacon on top until it was brownish and then force it down and cook it some more. My mom wasn't much of a cook but lord, I truly loved this dish. Now I just add a little ketchup and think about the bacon and the brown sugar. Hot dogs and bacon seem a tad redundant to me. Unless it's a francheezie, then all bets are off.

LTH,

Not necessarily with hot dogs, but growing up we were never without a glass jar of B&M Baked Beans. I still (occasionally) eat them and like the beans almost equally cold from the jar as heated.

Enjoy,
Gary

Lived in/around Boston for 12 years; they don't call it Beantown for nothing. Always liked hot dogs with them, too. Now I sautee chopped onions and bell pepper with the hot dog sections until browned, drop the beans (usually B&M) onto them, and add a good slug of mustard.

Remember them as Saturday night supper, but that was Missouri, not Boston.

I grew up in Boston (4th generation Boston), and indeed, we were never without beans when it was hot dog or hamburger night. Mom wasn't a great cook and didn't do much, other than add a little extra brown sugar to the mix.

She never served cut up franks and beans. Never ever ever. I think it would have freaked her out.

Now I sautee chopped onions and bell pepper with the hot dog sections until browned, drop the beans (usually B&M) onto them, and add a good slug of mustard.

i'm really enjoying all your memories. i love the condiments (for me that's mustard, sauerkraut, relish and onions) too much to want to eat my dogs in the beans on a regular basis, but i'm glad to know others enjoy the combo too. i've tried a few times to bake my own boston beans, but it's a lot of work and they were nothing special. i'll stick to the can, tho i guess i need to try the B&M beans in the jar.

Sweet Willi wrote:I love hot dogs and beans. We always mixed the 2 together and served them in one bowl.

I hate beans, but my parents love them, and my mom made them (from scratch) quite often. One of the more disgusting things my dad especially loves is beans, hot dogs, and....fried eggs. Maybe it's because he's British, but this still has the power to make me gag.

My mother served us franks and beans once a week when we were kids (in Chicago), and Campbell's Pork & Beans is what she used, with the Oscar Mayer hot dogs. We knew it was a special meal, though, when the beans were B&M Baked Beans, from the glass container. the hot dogs weren't served on a bun, though - simply on the plate with the beans to one side. Ahhh . . . the small things in life that can make kids happy.

I am a big fan of hot dogs, and beans, and have been since I was a kid.

We always used campbells pork and beans, and either kosher hot dogs, or Daisy Brand Hot dogs.

I was smoking some ribs on Saturday, and for one of my side dishes I was going to just have pork, and beans, but instead grabbed a few Best Kosher Hot Dogs, threw them on the smoker, and added them along with some Budwesier Beachwood BBQ sauce. Delicious...