Top Baked Bean Recipe You’ll Surely Love!
Top Baked Bean Recipe You’ll Surely Love!
Almost everyone I know loves a great homemade baked bean dish. Most of the recipes uses a crockpot but in my own recipe, I don’t use it. I use the stovetop instead. It’s really great if you make this dish from scratch because they taste better and it’s the way it’s supposed to be.
You could eat this wonderful and hearty dish whether in summer during BBQ parties or even during the cold winter months.
Ingredients
1 lb dry small white beans, such as cannellini/navy beans (or 3 15-ounce cans of white beans)
2 whole cloves
1 onion, peeled and halved lengthwise
2 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
1 bay leaf
1 tsp salt
1/4 c ketchup
1/4 c molasses
3 tbsps apple cider vinegar
1.5 tsps dry mustard powder
1/4 tsp Tabasco sauce (or cayenne pepper if you don’t have Tabasco)
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 slice raw thick-cut bacon
5 slices cooked thick-cut bacon, chopped
1/4 red onion, finely chopped
If you are using canned beans, put beans inside a large pot and skip to step 4. Put dry beans inside a large pot. Cover with water by 2 inches and refrigerate overnight. Alternatively, bring beans to a boil, remove from heat & let cool for an hour.
Drain beans then rinse them. Add them to a large pot. Cover with 1 inch of water. Insert cloves into onion halves (so they can be easily found and discarded later), add to pot. Add garlic and bay leaf.
Heat to a simmer and allow to cook for 1 to 2 hours, until beans become tender. (Older beans will take longer to cook). Add boiling water to beans if they begin to look dry while cooking.
Remove onion, cloves, and bay leaf. Add 1 teaspoon of salt. Into a separate bowl, mix together the ketchup, molasses, vinegar, mustard powder, Tabasco sauce, and pepper. Add mixture to beans then stir to combine. Add one slice of raw bacon to the mix. Bring beans to a simmer. Simmer over low heat for 30-40 minutes until thick. Remove bacon slice (if desired). Add more salt to taste.
Serve hot, topped with chopped red onions and crumbled bacon. Serves 4.
You can be as creative as you want and make this dish your very own but just be sure that its main components will still be present in the dish. My family has always loved this dish when I prepare it for them so do try this recipe out.
You could also add in some cheese before you serve your beans & for sure, it’ll be a super hit with your friends and family. Have fun and enjoy this very delicious and homey recipe