Spicy Baked Beans
- Total Time
- 9 hours
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Ingredients
Yield:6 servings
- 1cup dried kidney beans
- ½cup dried cannellini beans
- ½cup dried Great Northern or navy beans
- 2sprigs fresh thyme
- 1tablespoon cumin seeds
- 1tablespoon olive oil
- 1large onion, chopped
- 1carrot, chopped
- ½pound smoked slab bacon, in ½-by-1-inch nuggets
- 1jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
- 2cloves garlic, chopped
- ½cup crushed canned tomatoes
- 4ripe plum tomatoes, diced
- ¼cup maple syrup
- ¼cup light brown sugar
- 1bay leaf
- Grated rind of 1 orange
- ½tablespoon crushed black peppercorns
- ⅓cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- ¼cup cider vinegar, or more, to taste
- Salt to taste
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Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)
445 calories; 11 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 5 grams monounsaturated fat; 3 grams polyunsaturated fat; 67 grams carbohydrates; 15 grams dietary fiber; 19 grams sugars; 22 grams protein; 552 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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- Step 1
Place all beans in a bowl, cover with water to a depth of 2 inches, add thyme and soak at least 4 hours.
- Step 2
Heat a heavy 3-quart casserole. Add cumin seeds, and cook, stirring, until they dance around and smell toasty. Remove them.
- Step 3
Add the oil, onion, carrot and bacon to casserole, and saute over medium heat 10 minutes, until the bacon is golden. Stir in the jalapeno, garlic and toasted cumin seeds.
- Step 4
Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
- Step 5
Drain beans, and add them along with the canned and fresh tomatoes, maple syrup, brown sugar, bay leaf, orange rind and crushed peppercorns. Stir in all but 1 tablespoon of the cilantro, and add 3 cups of water. Cover, and bring to a slow simmer. Place in the oven, and cook 2 hours.
- Step 6
Add vinegar and salt to taste. Return to the oven 2½ hours longer, until the liquid has been absorbed but the beans are still moist. Adjust seasonings, adding more vinegar and salt if needed. Sprinkle with remaining cilantro, and serve.
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Amy Dixon
This is excellent. I made a few modifications based upon what I had in the kitchen: 1) substituted molasses for the maple syrup, 2) used one 14-ounce can of diced tomatoes instead of the crushed tomatoes and ripe plum tomatoes, and 3) substituted lemon zest for the orange zest. Also, the 1/2 pound of bacon called for in the recipe seemed like too much for us, so I used 1/4 pound. Delicious! I will definitely be making this again.
dimmerswitch
Love beans. With so many recipes don't often use one multiple times but this is a fav of many repeats and all delicious outcomes. Great as written, altho reduce bacon by 1/2 and plenty. Versatile. Don't enjoy cilantro? Leave it out. Don't want spicy? Omit jalapeno. Eating vegetarian? Omit bacon. Tasty every way. We use Rancho Gordo beans and prefer using single variety not mixed. Total oven time @ 3 hrs + depending on bean used. We wait until last 1/2 hr to add vinegar.
Laurel in OR
I would not call them spicy. A seeded jalapeño has flavor, not heat. Certainly they are a tasty side dish. I used ham instead of bacon to lower the fat content and fire-roasted crushed tomatoes in hopes of increasing the zestiness. Given a 4 hour soak they were well cooked after 3 hours. Prep time plus initial sautéing was almost an hour for me, so a little time-consuming on the front end.
Lemons
Cook bacon first and take out of pan before cooking onions and carrots. I deglaze the pot with some whiskey before adding the beans.
spicy beans
Whipple bean, 1 cup, Buckeye bean and Marcella bean less No cilantro used whole can of tomatoes
dimmerswitch
Love beans. With so many recipes don't often use one multiple times but this is a fav of many repeats and all delicious outcomes. Great as written, altho reduce bacon by 1/2 and plenty. Versatile. Don't enjoy cilantro? Leave it out. Don't want spicy? Omit jalapeno. Eating vegetarian? Omit bacon. Tasty every way. We use Rancho Gordo beans and prefer using single variety not mixed. Total oven time @ 3 hrs + depending on bean used. We wait until last 1/2 hr to add vinegar.
Amy Dixon
This is excellent. I made a few modifications based upon what I had in the kitchen: 1) substituted molasses for the maple syrup, 2) used one 14-ounce can of diced tomatoes instead of the crushed tomatoes and ripe plum tomatoes, and 3) substituted lemon zest for the orange zest. Also, the 1/2 pound of bacon called for in the recipe seemed like too much for us, so I used 1/4 pound. Delicious! I will definitely be making this again.
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