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Monday, January 25, 2010

Better Baked Beans

I made these the other day and everyone liked them.
Even the finacky kids that won't eat vegetables.
Not to sweet and just spicy enough to be good.
These are really good with grilled onions.

Ingredients:
2 bacon slices, diced
1 large onion, peeled and chopped
4 garlic cloves,minced
1 can of your favorite beans, drained
1 cup espresso coffee, brewed
1/4 cup Catsup
1/2 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce
1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 tablespoons prepared brown mustard
1 tablespoon molasses
1 teaspoon red hot sauce
2 teaspoons salt
Water

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
In a Frypan, cook the bacon
over medium heat until the fat
has rendered and the bacon is crisp.
Add the onion and cook, stirring,
until it is softened and caramelized.
Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
Then add the beans, coffee, barbecue sauce,
brown sugar, mustard, catsup,
molasses and hot sauce,
and stir to combine well.
Add enough water to cover,
raise the heat, bring to a boil.
Cover the pot, transfer it to the oven,
and bake for 2 hours, undisturbed.
Remove the pot from the oven,
and stir the beans.
Re cover the pot and continue to bake
until the beans are tender,
about 1 hour longer.
When the beans are tender,
remove the cover from the pot
and continue baking until the liquid
has reduced to a thick,
saucelike consistency and the beans
are thick and flavorful, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
Remove the pot from the oven,
and remove the thyme sprigs.
Adjust the seasoning if necessary.

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