Baked Beans With Pomegranate Molasses Walnuts And Chard Food

BAKED BEANS WITH POMEGRANATE MOLASSES, WALNUTS AND CHARD

Steps:

• Combine the drained beans, bay leaf and water (enough to cover by an inch) in a large, ovenproof casserole or Dutch oven (earthenware is nice) and bring to a gentle boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer 45 minutes to an hour, until just tender. Check from time to time to make sure the beans are submerged and add water if necessary. Remove the bay leaf.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Heat 3 tablespoons of the olive oil in a medium-size heavy skillet over medium heat and add the onions. Cook, stirring often, until tender and lightly caramelized, about 10 minutes. Turn down the heat to low, add a generous pinch of salt, cover and continue to simmer, stirring often, until the onions are dark brown and have melted down to half their original volume, another 15 to 20 minutes. Stir into the beans, along with the pomegranate molasses, tomatoes, and salt and pepper to taste. Place in the oven and bake, covered, for 1 hour. The beans should be very tender. Check from time to time to make sure the beans are submerged; add water as necessary or just press down on the beans to cover them with liquid. (They shouldn't be swimming, though.)
• Uncover the beans, taste and adjust salt, and stir in the Swiss chard. Sprinkle the walnuts over the top and drizzle on the final tablespoon of oil. Return to the oven and bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes more. Remove from the oven, taste and adjust seasonings. Serve hot or warm.

MOLASSES BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine molasses, ketchup, and mustard. Add beans, and season with salt and pepper; mix to combine.
• Transfer to a 2- to 3-quart covered baking dish. Scatter onion over beans; then lay bacon slices on top, in a single layer, covering onion as completely as possible.
• Cover dish and bake, 30 minutes. Uncover; cook until bacon is crispy, 30 to 40 minutes more. Let sit 5 minutes; mix well before serving.

MOLASSES BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Place beans and 2-1/2 qts. water in a 6-qt. Dutch oven; bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; soak for 1 hour. Drain and rinse beans; return to pan with remaining water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until beans are tender. Drain, reserving cooking liquid. Return beans to pan; add remaining ingredients and mix well. Cover and bake at 350° for 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until beans reach desired consistency, stirring occasionally. Add some of the reserved cooking liquid if too thick.

GLUTEN-FREE SASSY MOLASSES BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Soak 2 cups of dried navy or white beans in water overnight.
• The next day, drain the beans, put them in a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil, and simmer for 30 minutes (or until the skins break when you blow on them).
• Preheat oven to 300 F.
• Drain the beans and put them in a large ovenproof pot or bean crock. Bury peeled onion in the middle of the beans.
• Mix together and pour over the beans: brown sugar, molasses, salt, dry mustard and pepper. Dab with the butter or oil, or sprinkle bacon pieces, overtop.
• Pour over enough boiling water to just cover the beans.
• Cover the pot and cook for 4-6 hours, stirring occasionally and adding water if necessary so the beans do not dry out. Take the lid off for the last half hour of cooking.

ALL AMERICAN MOLASSES BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Place beans in a large bowl and cover with water by at least 3 inches.
• Soak overnight.
• Drain.
• In a large heavy saucepan, combine beans and bay leaves.
• Add enough water to cover by 3 inches.
• Bring to a boil and continue boiling gently for about 45 minutes or until beans are tender.
• Drain beans reserving 4 cups of the cooking liquid.
• Preheat oven to 350^F.
• In a large oven proof pot with a lid, combine the onion, salt pork, ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, dry mustard and pepper.
• Stir in the beans and 3 cups of the cooking liquid.
• Cover the pot tightly with foil and then the lid.
• Bake until the beans are very tender and the liquid has been absorbed, about 2+1/2 hours.
• Add more liquid as necessary.
• Season with salt and pepper.

BOSTON BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight in cold water. Simmer the beans in the same water until tender, approximately 1 to 2 hours. Drain and reserve the liquid.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Arrange the beans in a 2 quart bean pot or casserole dish by placing a portion of the beans in the bottom of dish, and layering them with bacon and onion.
• In a saucepan, combine molasses, salt, pepper, dry mustard, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and brown sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil and pour over beans. Pour in just enough of the reserved bean water to cover the beans. Cover the dish with a lid or aluminum foil.
• Bake for 3 to 4 hours in the preheated oven, until beans are tender. Remove the lid about halfway through cooking, and add more liquid if necessary to prevent the beans from getting too dry.

MOLASSES BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• In a large bowl, stir together all ingredients except bacon. Transfer to prepared baking dish.
• Lay bacon strips across the top.
• Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.Uncover and bake another 20 to 30 minutes. (If bacon is not crispy you can turn the broiler on for a few minutes.)

HOMEMADE BAKED BEANS WITH MOLASSES

Steps:

• Place the dried navy beans in a 4-quart (4 L) Dutch oven. Cover the beans with cold water and let them soak for eight hours or overnight.
• Drain and rinse the beans with cool water. Place the drained beans back in the pot and cover them with 6 cups (1 ½ L) of fresh cold water. Bring the beans to a boil over medium-high heat. Once boiling add the baking soda. Reduce the heat, place the lid on the pot, and simmer the beans for 30 minutes or until tender.
• Preheat the oven to 250ºF (120ºC).
• Drain the cooked beans into a colander fitted over a large bowl or other vessel to catch the liquid. Once drained you should have about 3 ½ cups (875 ml) of cooking liquid (if you don't have 3 ½ cups, top it up with water until you do). Rinse the cooked beans with cool water and drain. Set the cooking liquid and the drained beans aside.
• Give the Dutch oven a quick wash to remove any cooked bean scum. Add the ketchup, molasses, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, ground dry mustard, and pepper to the pot. Stir together until smooth.
• Add the chopped onion and bacon to the pot. Stir to mix. Add the 3 ½ cups of reserved bean liquid and the beans to the pot. Stir well to combine.
• Place the lid on the Dutch oven and place the beans in the preheated oven. Bake the beans for 8 hours (I usually bake mine overnight). Remove the baked beans from the oven, remove the lid, stir, and serve.

OLD FASHIONED BROWN SUGAR AND MOLASSES OVEN-BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Remove stones from beans, rinsing well in a colander.
• Place beans in a large pan, adding a teaspoon of salt along with enough water to cover contents by 3 inches.
• Over high heat, bring beans to a rolling boil for 2 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat, cover pan and let stand for 1 hour.
• Uncover pan, breing contents back to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until beans are tender (1 to 1 1/2 hours).
• As necessary, add more water to keep beans well covered.
• Drain beans well, reserving liquid.
• In a 2 1/2 quart bean pot (or casserole) combine molasses, brown sugar, mustard, ketchup and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Add drained beans. Then stir in enough reserved cooking liquid to cover beans.
• Mil well.
• One one side of pot, push whole onion down into beans.
• Cut several gashes in the salt pork and push it down into beans on other side of the pot.
• Cover pot, place in oven and set heat to 350 degrees.
• Bake until beans are bubbling (about 1 hour).
• Reduce heat to 250 degrees and continue to bake for 6 to 8 hours more, stirring every hour or so.
• As beans cook, they will absorb liquid.
• Continue cooking, adding reserved liquid (or water) a little at a time to keep beans moist, but not soupy.
• Baked beans are done when thick and fragrant, with a deep, brownish red color.
• When serving, remove and discard onion, while keeping in sliced salt pork if desired.

MOLASSES BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cook bacon in skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon to paper towels. Reserve 2 tablespoons drippings in skillet. Cut cooked bacon into bite-sized pieces; set aside. Cook onion in drippings over medium heat 3-4 minutes or until crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Press garlic into skillet, cook and stir 1 minute.
• Add brown sugar, molasses, and vinegar to skillet; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved and mixture is bubbly. Add bacon, ketchup, and beans to skillet. Bring mixture to a boil; remove skillet from heat. Carefully spoon bean mixture into a baking dish.
• Bake 60 minutes or until bubbly and heated through.

BAKED BEANS WITH POMEGRANATE MOLASSES, WALNUTS AND CHARD

Steps:

• 1. Combine the drained beans, bay leaf and water (enough to cover by an inch) in a large, ovenproof casserole or Dutch oven (earthenware is nice) and bring to a gentle boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer 45 minutes to an hour, until just tender. Check from time to time to make sure the beans are submerged and add water if necessary. Remove the bay leaf. 2. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Heat 3 tablespoons of the olive oil in a medium-size heavy skillet over medium heat and add the onions. Cook, stirring often, until tender and lightly caramelized, about 10 minutes. Turn down the heat to low, add a generous pinch of salt, cover and continue to simmer, stirring often, until the onions are dark brown and have melted down to half their original volume, another 15 to 20 minutes. Stir into the beans, along with the pomegranate molasses, tomatoes, and salt and pepper to taste. Place in the oven and bake, covered, for 1 hour. The beans should be very tender. Check from time to time to make sure the beans are submerged; add water as necessary or just press down on the beans to cover them with liquid. (They shouldn't be swimming, though.) 3. Uncover the beans, taste and adjust salt, and stir in the Swiss chard. Sprinkle the walnuts over the top and drizzle on the final tablespoon of oil. Return to the oven and bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes more. Remove from the oven, taste and adjust seasonings. Serve hot or warm.