Cooking from the Past: How to Update Classic Beans and Franks
Y'all have seen the famous can of beanie weenies or beans and franks. It's a classic, but we're going to make our version heartier and better flavor than the can!
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Beanies and weenies were a staple, growing up as a kid. My Dad loved them, till he passed and I have nothing but fond memories of them. Thank you Kent and Shannon.
Thank you for watching
We use to call them Beans and Baby Weenies among other names. 😆🤣🤣
I always liked them and still do
My sister liked Beanee Weenies, but I go along with my dad in being partial to those canned tamales. He had to take a course of chemo awhile back, and when it was over and he started to get his appetite back, the first thing he wanted was canned tamales.
We ate those growing up too. A certain movie ruined the term “franks and beans” for me. Haha
Would love to see more hardy but cheap old school meals! Especially these days when times are tough.
We should not accept "tough" times. This is the problem in the 🇺🇸
@barrymccockiner6641 couldn't agree more. We are allowing hard times in an era that shouldn't be. Just read the name too 😂😅😂
@@barrymccockiner6641 What the guy is saying i think is that the price of food items are very high now for a while, and this can be made very reasonable. I am sure that your hero Donald could pull us out of this very easily and make us great again...Right?...Lol
@@barrymccockiner6641if we didn’t have them, we wouldn’t have Hard Times Come Again No More by Stephen Foster. And hey, it happens to every empire in history. We had a good run, but eventually it’ll happen.
@@garylivingston9052 liberals, mentioning Trump when he has nothing to do with the conversation
This video brought me back to the days when I would go hunting with my Dad. Vienna sausage and peanut butter crackers were a staple in the lunch box. We also had a bag of sesame seed and honey candy which always made our teeth stick together. Breakfast was either the beanie weenies, warmed up or spam and eggs. Those were the good old days.
Mmm SPAM...better food ingredients than most weenies.
Yep for sure
😂 you went huntn4 what? Lol
Classic beans with anything to feed the entire family when times are rough. I love beans.
Good for us as well
If you got beans and cornbread ...... your eating better than 90% of our population !
And a sliced Vidalia onion and a good sliced tomato and some sweet tea. I’m home
Cletus made me laugh trying to get to the hot dogs, i love to hear shannon laugh, man them beans and meet looked so good, well done kent
Cletus was in love with some hot dogs
Kent, I have to agree with you on beenie weenies. However, we had 7 kids when I was growing up. Some of us liked them and some didn’t. But the rule at our house was that you ate what was set before you because it had been blessed. We either ate it or went without. We always ate it. Ah, the good old days when children obeyed the parents and not the other way around. May the good Lord bless you and your family.
Thanks Lloyd and God bless you
Thx Mr. May God bless you too. Greetings from Germany.
Have never understood how anyone cannot like Beanie Weenies. I also have two daughter in laws that don't ever like bologna which both my boys and all five of my grand children absolutely love. The first thing they do when visiting my house is make a bologna sandwich.
My Father served in the Army during the Korean War and the stories he told me about canned SPAM and beans were priceless. 🇺🇸 When I was a little kid he’d fry up SPAM with eggs, with pork & beans, with Velveeta cheese for SPAM sandwiches and a whole lot more! Cletus was ALL IN on those hot dogs! Great video! Loved the cornbread add in the bowl! 🤠
Good to see you make this one. I came from a poor background where beanie weenies was on the menu alot of times. Not afraid to go back to it if times get rough again.
Been there done that
I grew up on dry beans and fried potatoes. I always loved a little onion in the fried potatoes. Dad bought a big bag of beans and about 20 pounds of potatoes. When we could afford some jowl bacon and add it to the beans it was heavenly.
I still elk and deer hunt with beanie weenies, sardines and Vienna sausage, been doing it for over 50 years now. Thank you sir.
Oh Kent you’re taking this 70’s baby back in time lol. We traveled so it was a staple in our food list. Thank you for your bean weenie recipe. ✨✌️💜
AWESOME LISA THANKS!!! Just like the rest of us. yeah he was. Hated those things after a while. 😍
70s kid here, too. We had a cabin at a little lake in SE Kansas, and since it wasn't air conditioned we had lots of beanie weenies and tamales and other quick-heating canned stuff there, which we could fix without adding more heat to the cabin. I can take or leave beanie weenies (except when my husband makes them for me with hot dogs and baked beans), but now and then I still have to have some canned tamales.
Great Frank and beans!!!! Nice sausage, Tasty,reminiscent of growing up in levelland in the 1970s!!!!😇😇😇👍👍👍
Look it’s my brother! Beans and Franks! Lol
Love you Kent
Thanks for tuning inn
Kent love your video's
Kent, you can make any meal idea better!! I used to love beans and wieners as a kid- you've inspired me to have them again, using your recipe! Thanks for posting, this looks delicious!
You talking about those hotdogs being beagle food made me laugh. My Papa Clark always bought the dirt cheap red dyed hotdogs for his pups. Every dog in town loved him because some how he always had one of those as he called them "red weenies" for any dog around. Looking back on it now im thinking where did he keep these hotdogs lol. You could go check the mail and a dog happen by. Papa Clark would have a red weenie for it. Oh such good childhood memories.
Yep we kept many a package in the freezer
One of my girlfriends fed hotdogs to her dog all of the time. I’d tell her those aren’t good for dogs, save me a couple 🤷♂️😏. I used to raise wolf Hybrids. Our local grocery and butchers would save us chicken necks an scraps. That’s what the dogs primarily ate. Probably better than most hotdogs on the store shelf 😎🤫🤭
Mike, thanks for sharing your great memory! He sounds amazing!!!!
@@teridavis5367 thank you he was a great man. Was in WW2. Came back and became a teacher and taught at the schools in his little Kentucky mountain town for 40+ years. By the time he retired he had taught 3 generations of families. If that's not enough he was also known around town for his famous peanut butter fudge 😃
He had to be a wonderful soul. You can tell a lot about a man by the way he treats his animals
Navy beans are also good in these. This was one of my favorite C rat meal I got while I was in Nam, we called them “Farts and Franks” and this was mild compared to other meals, such as Ham and Lima beans (just use your imagination on this one)
Thanks for your service ken👍
In the early '80's, my reserve unit STILL ate C rats! Hated the ham and limas. When we graduated to MREs, the only thing I liked, was that tiny Tabasco bottle. (You know, those tiny bottles fit just fine, in .50 caliber links? Got 2 bandoleers made up.) steve
@@steveskouson9620thank you for your service and welcome home my brother. I would like to see that bandolier. I use a 50cal for a bottle opener.
Just finished off my farts and franks mmmmmgoood. I use two ballpark beef hotdogs cubed and one can of Van Camp pork and beans. Although I did add a spice blend I’ve put together a little more than 20 years ago. I put in just the right amount. God’s blessings to you all on this channel. Welcome home to all my brothers and sisters at arms.
Beans and franks brings back memories. My dad and I would do a fishing trip to a lake a several hour drive from where we lived. During the first of these excursions we arrived and got everything set up and started fishing. Dinner time rolls around and my dad realized he forgot the ice chest full of food back at home, 3 hours away. Everything is closed by this time and all we have is a can of pinto beans and a pack of hotdogs. My dad cooked them up with the hot dogs sliced and in the beans. It was such a funny time that from then on and until he passed every time we went camping or fishing our first dinner was always beans and franks. I will have to try this recipe out to continue the tradition with my daughters. A quick question, I don't have the chili seasoning yet, what can I use as a substitute?
I love it when our Dad would make campfire stew for my siblings and me for supper when we would go camping! ^_^ We loved eating it with cottage cheese and/or buttered bread! :D Campfire stew is a dish that my Dad made up, it's basically baked beans and ground beef! :D
Shoulda started fishing early, nothing like fresh fish over a fire.
@@AppalachianTemplar that’s the problem. Fish were not biting that day. So that was not an option.
My mom had a glazed pottery bean pot, that only came out for Church pot-lucks, but it came out for EVERY pot luck. It NEVER came home empty. Kidney beans, sorted for what seemed to be hours to me, as a kid. I never saw her find a rock. That was early Saturday. It cooked all night in a low oven. Red beans, I remember. Lots of brown sugar (maple when she could afford it.) Lots & lots of onions. Bacon I'm sure. In the 1960's, nobody had every heard of a chicken hot dog (ot even THOUGHT of mechanical chicken parts) The only chicken we saw was hole, cut up and fried. 6 to 8 chickens, fried. Two big serving platters worth, EVERY Sunday (if you were a visitor to our Church, an invite was extended for Sunday dinner.) Us kids got to meet people from all over the world, sitting at our Sunday dinner (we didn't know what lunch was) I'm sure, most of the college kids knew of this. They got to hear the Word... And have a great free dinner. We kids got our horizons broadened. WAY broadened. I grew up outside of a mid sized middle west town. Way outside. Kent, Shannon, have you heard of Applewood Smoked Bacon 5 lb. Pack Description Slow Applewood smoking delivers unmatched award-winning flavor. And when we say award-winning, we’re talking many, many times over. This bacon is slow smoked over glowing embers from Applewood logs handpicked by our very own smokemaster. It’s so rich with flavor, top chefs around the world insist on THIS being the only bacon allowed in their recipes. If you’re ready to take your recipes to the next level, stock up with this 5 lb. package They also have Great hot dogs, Brats, Bacon Steak, and even a high quality chicken hot dog. The only chicken dog I will eat.
Yep used that bacon many times
Cowboy Kent , Shannon, have you ever tried Nueske's "Liver Chubs" as Nueske's calls Liver Wursts (What American's call Brownswagger) ((totally false Americanism, in Germany Brownswagger is something more like Scottish haggis (when I googled "what is an inedible Scottish meat?" haggis popped right up! 😋)) IF you can get ahold of CRACKED black pepper (Walmart website says they carry cracked black pepper, and WM will not let you order online because "they" say that my local Crawfordville WM supposedly has CBP on the shelf. Ya. Try to find it. Try asking a WM employee. 100% of the time, they will hand you a pepper grinder.) Any how, IF you can find it, Dukes Mayo, CBP, & plain old yeller mustard, on a GOOD potato roll, & of course, Nueske's Liver Wursts, just can't be beat. But, personally, I'd like to see you guys try 👍✌️
I love the idea of mashing some of the beans to thicken things up! That's part of my repertoire now.
Works well it does
@@CowboyKentRollins my mother used to do the same thing. Except, she did it right in the bean pot. steve
I used to shoot for the Navy marksmanship team. Beanee Weenee was my favorite at tournaments.
When I invited my cousin over for beenie weenie she said she was sure mine would be far better than a can. I had a blank look on my face & finally said, from a can?? I grew up making it homemade & honestly never knew it came in a can...until I was in my 50s!!! She laughed hysterically at me!!
Thank you for always thanking the veterans and active military people.
its the subtle things cowboy that get me in your shows. the walmart bags lets me know that you aint scared of no mud! AMEN!
Good afternoon from Syracuse NY brother and everyone else thank you for sharing your adventures in cooking
Thanks for watching
I enjoy watching you all cooking
Beenie Weenie and Vienna sausages are still a staple in my house as that is snack food. You are not wrong about the beans needing something more as I usually heat up em up with some of your Mesquite seasoning with a pinch of Ancho chile pepper. The Vienna sausages would be pan fried with some bacon grease and yellow mustard on the side as a dippin sauce. I look forward to making this. :)
Those bar-s beagle treats are a freezer staple for me. They're so cheap when you stock up on sale.(in years past, they would often drop to 50¢ a pack around father's day. No telling what prices will look like this year.) They're great for late-night snacks and sometimes, you just want a basic, classic hot dog.
I keep them in the freezer as emergency supply food. 1 months worth for 4 people. That with rice, pinto beans and cans of diced tomatoes.
When I grill I always throw a package of hot dogs on the grill and and get them good and blackened up. Regardless if anyone eats them or not l put the rest in a Ziploc bag and freeze them. A minute in the microwave and they're just as good as when they came off the grill. Perfect for a quick meal.
Since I’ve been stationed in germany I have been missing food from home, your videos give me bit of that, thank you Mr. Kent
My father used to cook his own beans for a Saturday night supper, up here in Maine. The only ingredient differences would be: molasses (for flavor and thickening), a whole onion (instead of chopped onion and peppers), and a 1/2 pound block of salt pork (to compliment the bacon). We also used the red-skinned hotdogs, and all of this was accompanied by dill pickles, olives, sharp cheddar cheese chunks, homemade biscuits with real butter; and for dessert, a slice of freshly baked hot apple pie with a chunk of cheddar cheese and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. My father used to soak the beans overnight on Friday, and start them slow cooking about 8:00 am in a real stone bean pot. The beans were so good, my father stopped taking them to the church suppers. He always made sure he was the last one in the buffet line and by then, all he got was the canned beans someone else had brought. As for the hotdogs of choice, many times (including our current BFF situation... that's Brandon's Financial Fiasco), it was a matter of economics. I come from a family of 9 (seven sisters and one brother), and it was a single income home. Flavor had to occasionally take a back seat, and hotdogs are cheap, if nothing else. I've eaten the canned "beans and weenies", and they can even be eaten cold, right out of the can. It sounds gross, but when don' t have anything else... My mother had a couple sayings: "Tougher where there ain't any!" and "Be thankful for what you've got." Beans and weenies have always been an economy meal, and even if there's leftovers, baked beans can be reheated to serve with eggs for breakfast the next day, added to some ground beef and tomatoes to make a nice chili, and (according to my sisters, but I'm too grossed out to try the idea) eaten in cold baked bean sandwiches.
One of my favorites! Can’t wait to see your spin on it.
Hope you like it!
OUTSTANDING MR. ROLLINS !
Love you guys! Thank you.
This is real cooking! Favorite cooking channel
That used to be a great stable for lunch when we go camping is a family.
Lot of nostalgia in this one. Thanks Kent!
KENT I truly love your program and rescipes. I am from the island of Guam where Bar-B-Ques and fiesta are regular. It would be a pleasure to have you and Shannon visit our island for some island style meal along with your cowboy meal. Thank You again for yor programs
Kent I love your videos never stop, love, a big fan
Thats real happiness right there !
A classic dish to be sure 😊 you got your weenies you got your beanys I put some hot sauce in there little garlic 🧄 good times
I never get tired of your videos Kent and Shannon! Love them all. Keep up the great work!
I’ve been making that for years, little brown sugar, mustard, ketchup, and Worcestershire sauce, barbecue sauce, black pepper, onion, garlic powder, salt
Hi Kent, I soak beans in the fridge overnight and they don't sour. Sure glad you gave us this delicious looking recipe. Keep the faith!
Thanks for watching
That looks wonderful. Thanks Cowboy Kent.
Great Eats: "French Cassoulet" and "Beans and Franks" are almost the same. We make both from time-to-time. It is food that sticks to the ribs without adding too much fat.
Thank you Sir for not only FINALLY HELPING OUT THEM DANG OLE BEENIE WEENIES! BUT A BIG THANKS FOR ALWAYS REMEMBERING THE VETS!!!
Brings back great childhood memories! Love your new twist on an old classic, can’t wait to try it. 😊
When I was a kid (long time ago) my mom would make beans and franks in a glass dish with cheese in the oven, I loved those so much. Thanks for the recipe I’m going to make tomorrow
Omg looking so so so so good. and the cornbread too
Seeing Opa's put a big 'ol smile on my face, best sausage you can buy! My favorite is the country blend
Love your cowboy cooking Kent you are a inspiration to teaching old style camp fire cooking .
Looks delicious. Yum. Blessings
Mr. Rollins, I really love your videos. I do learn, or re-learn something every time. Thank You!
Great big hug to you as well Cowboy Kent!
👍🙏Thanks kent and shannon !!! You always resolve same family question what's for supper now they know lol!!! God bless you both and the critters!!!🙏
Thanks for watching
Another great video Kent and Shannon !
God bless you Kent.
Your shows are a trip man!🖖🚀
Love your channel you make the best !!!!
This is one of my favorite meals of all time! It is satisfying.
Kent...that looks great, I'll have to try that👍
Oh my goodness this is fantastic.
Now I need to make beans & franks, plus go find me another hound dog. I lost my boy last July & after watching Beag with his friends really makes me miss my pal. PJ
This is still one of my all time favorite things to eat. Its so nostalgic and tasty. Love a bit more mature update like this.
classic delicious nothing better Thankyou Kent ... this is well beyond craving !!!
Thank you, gonna try this
Well done. Sending my respect all the way from South Africa 🇿🇦
This is always our first meal when we go RV camping (with the cheap all-beef hot dogs) because it is quick and easy to prepare on arrival to the camp day. - Thanks! - Cheers Kent!
Looks great Kent! Used to eat pork n beans right out of the can for lunch during my bushwacking days in mining exploration in northern Canada. No beanie weanies up here as far as i know. Was waiting for the campfire scene at end of the video but seeing Cletus sure put a smile on my face.
One of my favorite meals!
Thank you for doing, what you're doing Mr. Kent Sir. I really enjoy your videos. You allways remind me so much to my grandfather. He passed away at the age of 80, ten years ago and its ok. But everytime i watch your videos, wonderful memories will come up to me.
I love this recipe. I'm gonna have to try this one. As I grew up, I got to where I didn't like beanies and weenies anymore, but these I'm sure I'll love em. Thanks Kent and Shannon.
Ken, you are the best I can't stop watching your Vids! That was a top dance too!
Good meal there, many memories. Thank you sir!
A celebration of simplicity. Excellent idea. Beanie weanies are a forgotten delight If DONE PROPERLY. Great job.
Love me some beanie weenies!!! Homemade!!! Part of my childhood!!! God bless ya'll!!!
I still love them.
Yuppp giggles 🤭 enjoying your recipes ❤️🤲💯
Thanks Kent. I love your cowboy cuisine. Looks like my grandson wouldbe thrilled.Great job. God bless you, take care and stay healthy both of you! Kisses from Chicago, IL.
C Ration-Meal, Combat, Individual Beans W/Frankfurter Chucks in Tomato Sauce, only thing that could help that meal, direct hit, 8inch :) Boom
I am a new viewer. I found your channel by accident. But we all know there are no accidents in life. It is bomb for my soul and fun for my heart. I made your chicken Cordon Bleu, and we loved it. Looking forward to making so many of the other recipes on here just watched some of the episodes with chopped in the competition after a class and loved all of it. Thank you for good food good family, good friends and God bless America.
Never had Beans and franks like that before, but definitely pork 'n' beans and franks growing up every week as a kid. From time to time now as an adult I still have a bowl or two. Great video, Thanks!
Thanks for the awesome recipe. Looks so good gonna make some this week for myself n the missus. God bless!
What a beautiful beans and franks and looks delicious excellent Kent and Shannon you are the best
One of my favorite dishes for saving cash. I have a lot of beans left over from last Friday’s meatless dinner, perfect timing, Kent!
I have always been a beanie weenie kind of person, but this is taking them to the next level, yummy
That looks like an awesome recipe, and I'm excited to try it. Thanks for sharing! This is just such an enjoyable channel to watch, how can you not get a smile when Cowboy Kent is cooking and fending off the pups from the table. Keep up the good work. Great stuff here!
That looks amazing
Man this looked delicious! Great recipe, video and presentation. Still loving your work! God bless all here!
Lets eat
Definitely going to make this for the Memorial Day camping trip.
The simplest meals can always be the best, I grew up on this stuff, and enjoy making it now. It's hearty and filling, and when you season it right, tastes amazing!
Awww... Cletus is like my Pyr when he was younger. Now my guy is much more polite. Sits and waits patiently. Cause he knows he's gettin something. And I'm making that pork n beans next weekend. Looks yummers
Hope you enjoy
my family and i are so excited to meet you in austin tomorrow!!!!
Hats off Sir.
Man i wanna help this guy cook, i love this cowboy!
Tube steaks and Whistle berries! yummy!
Always look forward to your vids 🙏🇬🇧
Thanks
thanks ol cowboy. Tulsa Oklahoma.
Love your videos Kent and Shannon!!👍👍. You are exactly right. Nothing like the finished product!!🥩🌭🌮🥞
Hi Kent. Will you please stop making my mouth water! Love the food and the pot you cooked it in. Stay safe. ATB. Nigel