Photo: The Once and Future Beans Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound dried Great Northern beans
- 1 pound bacon, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 jalapenos, chopped
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- Vegetable broth
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
Directions
Heat oven to 250 degrees F.
Soak beans in a plastic container overnight in just enough cold water to submerge them completely.
Place a cast iron Dutch oven over medium heat and stir in the bacon, onion, and jalapenos until enough fat has rendered from the bacon to soften the onions, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste, dark brown sugar, and molasses.
Drain the beans and reserve the soaking liquid. Add the drained beans to the Dutch oven. Place the soaking liquid in a measuring cup and add enough vegetable broth to equal 4 cups of liquid. Add the liquid to the Dutch oven and bring to a boil over high heat. Add in cayenne, black pepper and salt. Give them a stir and cover with the lid. Place the Dutch oven in the oven for 6 to 8 hours, or until the beans are tender.
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By Bashkaai
Las Cruces, NM
on May 17, 2012
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This recipe was a big hit with my friends and family. Thanks, Alton!
By olzewski_8738429
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on February 26, 2012
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These beans are amazing! I can eat just the beans for a meal. Everyone I've cooked them for loves them, and I've cooked them many times! Thanks Alton!!
By Honeyeyes1
on February 18, 2012
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Excellent and I do not like baked beans until NOW! My husband and I love spice, we like it HOT however next time I would seed the jalapenos or leave them out. But, I think it also could have been the fact that I made Tyler's pulled pork with the jalapeno coleslaw and Carolina BBQ sauce which left everything spicy, but delicious. The only thing I did different on the beans was use chicken broth instead of vegetable broth which for some reason I do not like and I love veggies. Oh, and I added an extra cup of broth 4 hours into cooking glad I checked before leaving the house because it needed it. Mine cooked for 7 1/2 hours and they were perfect! Happy cooking to all!
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