The Once and Future Beans

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I tried these yesterday and had a lot of liquid left over, which I feel watered down the flavor. I made them in a stainless steel soup pot because I don't have a cast iron dutch oven. Can anyone recommend a size for the dutch oven (since I'm probably going to end up buying one!

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Other than my Dad's recipe this is the best I ever cooked.Also all the people I have served this to say,"this is fantastic what's in here".

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Maybe I was a little too careful to remove the seeds from the jalepenos. Still very good, very easy. Based on other reviews, we used 1/2 bacon and felt it was enough

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Next time I'll cook the bacon longer at the beginning stage of the recipe, though-- not a fan of looking at bacon fat in my finished dish. Really good beans, though.

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Hey FN Family. Ok this bean recipe was so cute. But I did change a few things.
I used turkey bacon instead. ( i opted to try a smokey flavor I also didnt want all that meat in my beans so I used 6 oz instead of a lb. (6oz is about a 1/2 pack of bacon I only used 1ts of black pepper. with the jalepeonos I only used the inside of one to cut back on the fire. (for the little ones. It had the right amount of sweet vs spiciness to it. very cool Mr. Brown..

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I have made this a number of times for my husband who loves baked beans. I cringed at buying the cans, knowing that there had to be a better way, and there is! I tried a number of recipes before this one, and now this is the only one I make. Because we don't like too much heat, I omit the jalapenos, and omit the onions due to an onion hater in the house. (I know.. shame I also do not use the bean soak water, and instead add 4c. broth.

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I've made this recipe (or variations thereof several times. The only problem I have with the orginal recipe is that Alton says to soak the beans overnight in just enough cold water to submerge them. Well, the beans are going to expand to about twice their size. So, if you use a medium sized container and only enough water to submerge them, the beans are going to suck all almost all the liquid and be dry by the time you see them again the next day. So, I add enough wather to cover the beans by about an inch.

Depending on my mood I'll make these beans with, or without the jalapenos. Two unseeded jalapenos add quite a bit of heat to this dish. So, if you're going for sweet without spice, either take the seeds out, or replace the jalapenos with green bell peppers.

It's definitely a great recipe that lends itself to adding, omitting, and being creative with your ingredients.

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I have been cooking this since 2002. They are great for breakfast (since that is when they usually come out of the oven. The only change I have made to the recipe is to double the cayenne pepper and just just slice the jalapenos pepper thin on a V Slicer (leaving the seeds in. The only thing you need to watch is the quality of the bacon, it took me a few tries before I found a brand I liked.

Every gathering I am always asked if I am bringing my beans, and everyone is pleasantly surprised by the heat.

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We've made this recipe since we first saw the episode.

We can't go to certain family functions without them, otherwise we might as well not go.

The recipe is great! We get wow's everytime we take them to new functions.

The only change we made was just to add the whole 6 oz can of tomato paste so not to waste the rest. My husband likes it that way.

Most friends refer to them as 'Jay's Beans' since he is the one responsible for making them most of the time.

They are well worth the short time investment. Most of the time is spent waiting for the beans to soak or to cook. The hardest part is being patient for them to be done and smelling the goodness all day long!

I have put mine in the oven and cooked them all day while I was at work. You can turn the temperature down but I don't recommend below 225'F because they do have to 'boil' (at 212'F for some of the liquid to evaporate-otherwise they turn out too soupy. Not good for Alton's beans!
You can also use the start & stop timers on your stove (if equipped.

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First time I followed the recipe as suggested. I found the bacon overwhelming. I have made the following mods:

Reduce bacon to 1/2 pound.
Dropped the jalapenos to make toddler friendly. My daughter (2 years loves these beans.

Discoveries:
This recipe works VERY well in a crockpot.
The cooked beans freeze and thaw very well.

Thanks AB.