Baked Beans Dont Get Any Better Than This Recipes

THE BEST BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a skillet until crispy and drain on a paper towel. Reserve some of the bacon grease.
• Finely dice the bacon. Reserve 2 tablespoons for garnish. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350°F, set the rack to the lower-middle position.
• In the same skillet, heat reserved bacon grease on medium-high heat.
• Add the diced red onion and green pepper, sauté until softened.
• In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, ketchup, molasses, cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and dry mustard and whisk together.
• Stir in the beans, onions, and green peppers.
• Pour into a 9x13" baking dish. Bake for 2 hours, then stir in the chopped bacon.
• Bake another hour or more until the sauce has cooked down, and has reached desired consistency.
• Let the beans stand for 5 minutes to thicken sauce.
• Garnish with reserved bacon and green onions. Serve.

BAKED BEANS DON'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS

Steps:

• Fry bacon.
• Remove from pan and set aside.
• When cooled, break up into small pieces.
• In the bacon grease, cook ground beef and onions until beef is no longer pink.
• Mix all the ingredients together, stir well.
• Pour in a 9 x 13 baking dish.
• Bake at 350 for about 1 hour.
• (You can use either all baked beans, all butter beans, or a combination).
• These are sweet baked beans. You may cut back or eliminate the brown sugar according to your tastes.

BETTER BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, stir together the baked beans, onion, brown sugar, syrup, ketchup and mustard. Pour into a 9x13 inch baking dish, and lay strips of bacon across the top.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until the bacon is browned and the beans have thickened.

OLD FASHIONED BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Place the dried beans in a pot of water covered by a few inches of water and let soak overnight. Drain the beans, place them back in the pot with fresh water and bring to a boil. Simmer for one hour, then drain, reserving the liquid. See NOTE.
• In a Dutch oven or other oven-proof pot fry the bacon until crispy then add the onions and cook until soft and translucent, 5-7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute.Stir in the tomato sauce, molasses, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, smoked paprika, salt, pepper and bay leaf.Add 1 1/2 cups of the reserved bean water and the beans.Bring everything to a simmer for a minute or two to heat it up. In the meantime preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Transfer the Dutch oven with the lid on to the middle rack of the oven. Bake for 2 to 3 hours or until the beans are tender and the sauce has thickened, removing the lid during the last 20-30 minutes to help the sauce thicken. NOTE: If at any point during the cooking process too much liquid evaporates and the beans get dry, add a little more of the reserved bean water. The beans themselves can vary from batch to batch and you may end up either needing to add more liquid if the beans are too dry or you may need to bake the beans longer with the lid off if there is too much liquid. Adjust as needed.Add more salt the pepper to taste.Serve immediately or let cool completely and refrigerate until ready to serve. Can be reheated on the stovetop or in the microwave.
• SLOW COOKER METHOD: Follow steps 1 and 2 and then pour everything into the slow cooker. Cook on LOW for 6-7 hours or on HIGH for 3-4 hours or until the beans are tender. Open the lid for the last 30 minutes or longer until the sauce has thickened. If the beans are too thick at any point and too much liquid has evaporated, stir in a little extra water.

THE BEST SAUCY BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon and onion until the bacon is cooked through and starting to crisp and the onions are translucent, 5-7 minutes. Drain excess grease.
• Rinse and drain only two cans of the beans. Add the rinsed and drained beans to the skillet along with the two cans of undrained beans.
• Stir in the ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and paprika.
• Oven Directions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Transfer the baked beans to an oven-safe 9X13-inch dish and cover with foil. Bake for 1 hour. Uncover and bake for 15-20 more minutes until bubbling. Remove from the oven and let sit for 15 minutes. They'll thicken up more as they cool slightly. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper, if needed.
• Slow Cooker Directions: Tansfer the beans to the insert of a 6-quart or larger slow cooker. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours until bubbling and slightly thickened. They'll thicken up more as they cool slightly. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper, if needed.

BETTER-THAN-BAKED BEANS WITH SPICY WEDGES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. For the wedges, mix the flour, cayenne and herbs (if using), add some salt and pepper, then toss with the potatoes and oil until well coated. Tip into a roasting tin, then bake for about 35 mins until crisp and cooked through.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a non-stick pan, then gently fry the onion and bacon together for 5-10 mins until the onions are softened and just starting to turn golden. Stir in the sugar, tomatoes, stock and seasoning to taste, then simmer the sauce for 5 mins. Add the beans, then simmer for another 5 mins until the sauce has thickened. Serve with the wedges.

BETTER THAN BEST BAKED BEANS!

Steps:

• Fry bacon in frying pan.
• I cut into bite sized pieces with scissors before frying.
• As bacon fries, chop onions.
• When bacon is finished, remove from pan,drain and wrap in paper towels to absorb grease.
• Saute onions in bacon fat til translucent.
• Pour into strainer, but not necessary to rinse or pat with paper towel.
• For me, straining is enough.
• Pour canned beans into 6 Qt Crockpot.
• Stir in bacon, onions, ketchup, Salsa, Brown Sugar and cumin, mixing very well.
• Stir often.
• Cook on high for 3 hours, then switch to low for another two hours, well ahead of serving as it tastes even better the longer you allow the flavors to blend together.
• If I'm making them for a party, I make them early morning for that night or even the night before, cooking overnight in the crockpot.
• They will stay hot for a long time and you can just turn the crockpot back on a couple hours before serving.
• I taste them often as they're cooking and add more salsa and/or cumin to taste.
• We like to taste the cumin, but if you don't that's ok.
• Recipe is easily halved or doubled.
• I never measure anything- I add all ingredients for our taste preferences.
• Freezes VERY well and you can reheat in microwave or in crockpot once thawed.
• Leftovers are great the next day!