Fake Baked Beans With Crispy Bacon Recipes

BAKED BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
• Dice the bacon, then add to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until crisp. Remove from the pan using a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towels.
• Add the onions to the pan with the bacon drippings and saute until translucent and soft.
• In a large bowl, combine the beans, molasses, brown sugar, ketchup, mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Stir in the cooked onions and the bacon.
• Pour the beans into a 3-quart baking dish. Bake, uncovered, for 45 minutes, or until heated through and bubbling.

FAKE BAKED BEANS WITH CRISPY BACON

Steps:

• Cover beans with water to top them by 2 inches and refrigerate overnight, or bring to boil in water to cover, cool 1 hour.
• Drain and rinse beans. Put them in a pot. Stick whole cloves into onion halves and add to pot along with garlic and bay leaf. Cover with enough water to top them by 1 inch. Simmer beans, partly covered, until just tender, about 1 to 2 hours depending upon age and size of beans; do not overcook. Add boiling water if beans look dry during cooking; they should be surrounded by just a little liquid.
• Remove onion, cloves, garlic (if desired) and bay leaf from pot. Stir in the salt.
• In a small bowl, mix together ketchup, molasses, vinegar, mustard powder, Tabasco and pepper. Pour mixture into beans and stir well. Add a slice of bacon to pot and bring everything to a simmer. Let simmer over low heat until beans are thickened, about 30 to 45 minutes. Remove bacon slice, if desired. Season with more salt if needed.
• Just before serving, reheat beans, if necessary. Fry remaining bacon in large skillet and drain on paper-towel-lined plate. Transfer beans to heated gratin dish or baking pan and top with bacon and red onion. Serve hot.