Guinness Baked Beans

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Ingredients

• Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 1 onion (quartered)
• 3/4 C. ketchup, barbecue sauce, or tomato sauce mixed with 1/8 C. brown sugar
• 1/2 bottle Guinness beer--plus extra to add to beans as they are baking to keep them moist
• 1/8 C. apple cider vinegar
• 1/8 C. molasses
• 1/8 C. Dijon, yellow or grainy mustard
• 4 C. cooked small white beans
• 1 Granny Smith apple (peeled and chopped)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Garnish with chopped parsley and/or a pretty radish

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Using a large heavy bean pot (I used my old Le Creuset Dutch oven), heat the olive oil and saute the chopped onion until it is tender and beginning to brown. This will take about 5 minutes.
3. Add the tomato product you have chosen to use (I used ketchup), the Guinness, vinegar, molasses, mustard, beans and a generous amount of salt and pepper. Bring the mixture to a simmer. Stir in the quartered onion and the chopped apple. Cover the pan and put it in the oven to bake for at least one hour. I baked my beans for several hours, adding additional liquid to keep the beans moist. I used the extra Guinness, but you could also use apple juice.I turned down the oven heat to 300 degrees F. after the first hour of baking. You will want to bake your beans until the sauce on the beans is thick and bubbling.

Nutrition

Calories

385 cal

Fat

1 g

Carbs

89 g

Protein

4 g

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Sweet Home Baked Beans

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Ingredients

• 1 T. vegetable oil
• 2 large onions ( 1 sliced and 1 quartered)
• 1 to 2 large apples (peeled and quartered)
• 1/4 C. bourbon Whiskey (plus a tot for the cook)
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1/3 C. tomato paste
• 2 T. Worcestershire sauce (vegetarian brand if you are veg)
• 2 T. blackstrap molasses
• 2 T apple cider vinegar
• 2 T. soy sauce
• 1 T. prepared mustard
• 1 t. smoked paprika
• 1 t. liquid smoke (optional--I used it)
• 1/4 to 1/2 C. maple syrup
• 28 oz. great northern beans (drained and rinsed or equivalent amount of freshly cooked dried beans)
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• Garnish with chopped cilantro and or red onion

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Saute one sliced onion in oil in a skillet set over medium-low heat for 30 to 40 minutes (until caramelized). Watch the skillet carefully and stir often. You want the onions to caramelize not burn. Stop the cooking as soon as your onions are the color you want them to be. When onions are caramelized, add minced garlic and sauté for about one minute. Add the whiskey and cook for about 4 minutes (until most of the liquid has cooked off). Remove from heat.
3. In a medium bowl, combine tomato paste, Worchestershire sauce, molasses, apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, prepared mustard, paprika and liquid smoke. Stir until all ingredients are well-mixed. Stir in maple syrup and taste. Add more maple syrup if you prefer a sweeter taste.
4. Put the onion mixture into an oven-safe Dutch oven. Add the canned beans and the maple-syrup mixture. Stir to combine. (If you are using dry beans --as I did-- prepare your beans in an Instant Pot following Instant Pot directions for dried beans before adding them to the pot.)Add the quartered onion and the quartered apples to the bean pot. Stir to mix ingredients. Season generously with salt and pepper to taste.
5. Cover and bake. Check the beans occasionally, stir and add additional water if the beans are getting too dry. Bake for about an hour. Then uncover the pan and cook for 10 more minutes. The beans only get better the longer you cook them. I cooked my baked beans for several hours, checking them regularly and adding extra water as necessary.
6. Remove beans from oven and let them sit for a few minutes before serving. Garnish with chopped cilantro or red onion.

Nutrition

Calories

1560 cal

Fat

18 g

Carbs

299 g

Protein

65 g

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