Slow Cooker Bean-Hole Beans - Guiding Stars

Ingredients

• 1 tsp. canola oil
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• ½ lb. Guiding Star-worthy chicken sausage, sliced into disks
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp. thyme leaves
• Pinch of crushed red pepper
• ¼ cup molasses
• ¼ cup tomato puree
• 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1 Tbsp. dry mustard
• 3 cups boiling water
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 Tbsp. cider vinegar
• ¼ tsp. salt
• Freshly ground pepper, to taste