Pinto beans? Chili peppers?!
Is he trying to make this into Taco Bell?
Franks and beans for people who don’t like beans?
First, if you are going to go to all that bother with all those ingredients, why start with crappy “Beenie Weenie” beans? Use B & M beans, or Friends Beans . . . something with a little molasses in it. Add a little molasses if you are reduced to use Beanie Weenie or some such.
Of course lots of bacon is ALWAYS good, and he gets that right.
Also, while I am not against smoked sausage, this is franks and beans, not sausage and beans. Of course use a good quality frankfurter that won’t shrivel to nothing.
The idea is to complement the hot dogs and beans, not overwhelm them. If you use enough hot dogs and bacon, you certainly don’t need beef stock.
You don’t have to add the ketchup when you are cooking. Let the diner add ketchup to taste.
He didn't use those. He only showed the can to say how horrible they were.
He used two different kinds of dried beans for his actual recipe.