Baked Beans With Bacon Breadcrumbs Recipes

BACON BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cook bacon in a large skillet or in the microwave until much of the grease has been released, but the bacon is still flexible. Drain on paper towels and set aside.
• In a 9 inch square baking dish, stir together the baked beans, onion, mustard, ketchup, brown sugar and apple. Top with slices of bacon.
• Bake uncovered for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, until the bacon is crisp and beans are bubbling hot.

BAKED BEANS WITH SLAB BACON AND BREADCRUMBS

Steps:

• Drain beans and place in a large heavy pot along with halved onion, Parmesan rind (if using), halved head of garlic, bay leaves, and 2 teaspoons salt. Add water to cover by 2". Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until beans are tender, 1-1 1/2 hours.
• Meanwhile, cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat, turning occasionally, until brown and most of fat has rendered, 8-10 minutes. Transfer to a plate with tongs or a slotted spoon.
• Add thinly sliced onion, shallot, thyme sprigs, and three-fourths of chopped garlic to pan drippings in skillet; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is starting to caramelize and is very soft, 10-15 minutes. Add wine, bring to a simmer, and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid is almost completely evaporated, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and pluck out thyme sprigs.
• Preheat oven to 400°. Drain beans, reserving cooking liquid. Transfer beans to a large bowl and mix in bacon, onion mixture, thyme leaves, and 1 1/2-2 cups cooking liquid (this will be most of it; mixture should be consistency of stew); season with salt and pepper. Transfer beans to a shallow 1 1/2-quart baking dish.
• Mix breadcrumbs, oil, and remaining chopped garlic in a medium bowl; season with salt and pepper. Scatter over beans; bake until liquid is thickened and bubbling and crumbs are golden brown, 45-55 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.
• Do ahead: Beans can be baked 5 days ahead. Let cool; cover and chill.

BAKED BEANS WITH BACON BREADCRUMBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Heat oil in a large heavy wide pot over high heat; add ham, onion, and garlic. Cook, stirring often, until onion caramelizes, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Add ketchup, next 6 ingredients, and 4 cups water to pot; season to taste with salt and pepper. Let sauce simmer until slightly thickened, 10-15 minutes. Stir beans into sauce.
• Cover and bake beans until juices are bubbly and thickened, about 2 hours.
• Meanwhile, place bacon slices on a rimmed baking sheet. Roast in oven until crisp, 10-15 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Let bacon cool and reserve 1 tablespoon bacon drippings separately.
• Coarsely crumble bacon; place in a food processor with reserved drippings and panko; pulse until bacon is finely chopped. Season with salt and pepper.
• Remove beans from oven. Preheat broiler. Sprinkle beans with bacon breadcrumbs. Broil, uncovered, until crumbs are golden brown, 8-10 minutes.

BAKED BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a 2-quart Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium, flipping occasionally, until some of the fat is rendered and bacon is browned in places, about 7 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• In a large bowl, combine maple syrup, mustard, ketchup, brown sugar, chicken broth, Worcestershire, and garlic. Stir in beans. Season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
• Transfer beans to Dutch oven and top with bacon and thyme. Bake, covered, for 30 minutes. Uncover and continue to bake until liquid has thickened and bacon is brown, about 40 minutes more. Let sit 5 minutes; mix well before serving.

BAKED BEANS WITH A CRUNCHY TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Brown bacon in cast iron skillet over medium heat until crisp. A regular large frying pan will work, but you'll need to use an oven-proof pan or transfer to casserole dish.
• Drain bacon on a plate covered with paper towel.
• Pour off bacon drippings from skillet reserving 1 tablespoon.
• Sweat onion in the tablespoon of drippings until soft.
• Add remaining ingredients (but not the bread crumbs) along with bacon pieces; stir to mix.
• Sprinkle crumbs on top of beans; bake in your preheated, 400 degree oven until nice and bubbly. I check after about 20 minutes. I put my beans in a casserole dish in lieu of the skillet.
• You may bake the beans in individual serving dishes. Simply top each with crumbs and bake as above.

BAKED BEANS WITH BACON BREADCRUMBS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350°.
• 2. Heat oil in a large heavy wide pot over high heat; add ham, onion, and garlic. Cook, stirring often, until the onion caramelizes, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to low. Add ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, red pepper flakes, and water to pot. Season with salt and pepper. Let the sauce simmer until slightly thickened, for 10 to 15 minutes. Stir the beans into the sauce.
• 3. Cover and bake the beans until the juices are bubbly and thickened, about 2 hours.
• 4. Meanwhile, place the bacon slices on a rimmed baking sheet. Roast in the oven until crisp, for 10 to 15 minutes. Place on paper towels to drain. Let the bacon cool and reserve 1 tbsp bacon drippings separately.
• 5. Coarsely crumble the bacon; place in a food processor with reserved drippings and panko; pulse until the bacon is finely chopped. Season with salt and pepper.
• 6. Remove the beans from the oven. Preheat the broiler. Sprinkle the beans with the bacon breadcrumbs. Broil, uncovered, until the crumbs are golden brown, 8-10 minutes.