Emeril's Slow-Cooked Bam-B Q Baked Beans

Name: Emeril's Slow-Cooked Bam-B Q Baked Beans
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 slice bacon, diced; 1 large onion, chopped; 22.18 ml minced garlic; 2 sprig fresh thyme; 453.59 g dried navy beans, rinsed and picked over; 236.59 ml coffee, brewed; 118.29 ml emeril's kicked up bam b q barbecue sauce or 118.29 ml your favorite barbecue sauce; 59.14 ml packed dark brown sugar, plus 1 tablespoon; 22.18 ml creole mustard or 22.18 ml other whole-grain brown mustard; 14.79 ml molasses; 4.92 ml red hot sauce; 1.23 ml black pepper, freshly ground; 1892.72 ml water; 9.85 ml salt

Submitted by PACE

"Stolen From 'Emeril at the Grill'"

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photo by Bonnie G #2

Ready In:: 1hr 35mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 6

ingredients

4 slice bacon, diced
1 large onion, chopped
22.18 ml minced garlic
2 sprig fresh thyme
453.59 g dried navy beans, rinsed and picked over
236.59 ml coffee, brewed
118.29 ml emeril's kicked up bam b q barbecue sauce or 118.29 ml your favorite barbecue sauce
59.14 ml packed dark brown sugar, plus 1 tablespoon
22.18 ml creole mustard or 22.18 ml other whole-grain brown mustard
14.79 ml molasses
4.92 ml red hot sauce
1.23 ml black pepper, freshly ground
1892.72 ml water
9.85 ml salt

directions

Preheat the oven to 300°F
In a heavy cast-iron Dutch oven, cook the bacon over medium-high heat until the fat has rendered and the bacon is crisp, 4 to 6 minutes. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until it is softened and lightly caramelized, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic and thyme, and cook for 1 minute longer. Then add the beans, coffee, barbecue sauce, brown sugar, mustard, molasses, hot sauce, and pepper, and stir to combine well. Add the water and salt, raise the heat, and 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, and serve the beans either hot or warm.

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Reviews

Yummy baked beans, love the slightly spicy, sweet taste. So much better than any of the canned ones I've tried and not much more trouble. I made one change for my own conveniance -reduced the water to 6 cups an just dumped everything in the crock pot after frying the bacon; and cooked on high for about 4 hours; then in the last hour removed the lid to allow it all to cook down and thicken up. Turned out great. Made for Spring PAC 2012

Bonnie G #2