Baked Cranberry Beans Food

CRANBERRY BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Place beans in a Dutch oven or soup kettle; add water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 hour to 4 hours, or until softened. , Drain beans and discard liquid. Return beans to Dutch oven. Add cranberry juice; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until beans are almost tender. , Drain, reserving cranberry liquid. Place beans in a 2-1/2-qt. casserole or bean pot; add remaining ingredients and 1-1/2 cups of cranberry liquid. Cover and bake at 350° for 3 hours or until beans are tender and of desired consistency, stirring every 30 minutes. Add reserved cranberry liquid as needed.

VEGETARIAN BAKED CRANBERRY BEANS

Steps:

• Cover beans with water in a large pot and allow to soak for 6 to 8 hours. Drain and rinse under cold running water.
• Cover soaked beans with fresh water about 3 inches above the top of the beans and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add bay leaf and 1/2 of the bouillon cube. Reduce heat and simmer until beans are al dente, about 45 minutes.
• Drain beans and reserve the liquid. Discard bay leaf.
• Heat olive oil in a large pot. Add onion and bell pepper; cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add drained beans and stir to combine. Add remaining 1/2 bouillon cube, tomato sauce, tomato paste, sugar, mustard, vinegar, chipotle flakes, and paprika. Stir and simmer until sauce has cooked down and beans are soft but not mushy, about 20 minutes. Add some of the reserved bean stock if necessary to keep it from burning, but not too much to make it soupy. Serve warm.

CRANBERRY BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except bacon in a 2 quart casserole. Place bacon across top of beans.
• Bake uncovered at 325 for approximately 3 hours.

VEGAN BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Place the dried mushrooms in a medium bowl and cover with 2 cups boiling water, make sure each mushroom is submerged. Let steep for 10 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer, reserving the liquid. Roughly chop the steeped mushrooms and set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in an ovenproof heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onions, bell peppers and chopped mushrooms and cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are slightly softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium and add the garlic, chili powder, smoked paprika and cayenne and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add the tomato puree, bourbon, molasses, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, 2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, bring to a simmer and cook to combine, about 3 minutes. Add the beans, vegetable broth and reserved mushroom liquid. Raise the heat to high, bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes. Cover the pot, transfer to the oven and bake until the beans are tender, about 3 hours.
• Uncover and increase the oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Bake until the sauce thickens and the beans on top begin to brown, about 30 minutes.

CRANBERRY BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Place beans in a Dutch overn or soup kettle.
• Add water to cover by 2".
• Bring to a boil.
• Boil for 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Cover and let stand for 1 hour.
• Drain beans and discard liquid.
• Return beans to Dutch oven.
• Add cranberry juice.
• Bring to boil.
• Reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer for 1 hour or until the beans are almost tender.
• Drain, reserving cranberry liquid.
• Palce beans in a 2 and 1/2 qt casserole or bean pot.
• Add remaining ingredients and 1 and 1/2 c cranberry liquid.
• Cover and bake at 350 for 3 hours or until beans are tender and of desired consistency, stirring every 30 minutes.
• Add reserved cranberry liquid as needed.

CRANBERRY BEAN GRATIN

Steps:

• Place beans in a large bowl and cover with 4 cups water; let soak overnight.
• Drain beans and transfer to a medium saucepan; cover with water by 2 inches. Bring water to a boil, reduce heat and skim foam from surface. Continue simmering beans until tender, 30 to 45 minutes, adding more water as necessary. Season beans with salt and set aside to cool in their liquid.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium, heavy-bottomed skillet heat 1/4 cup of olive oil over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, and celery; cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and sage, and season with salt; let cook 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes; cook 5 minutes more and remove from heat.
• Drain beans, reserving liquid. Transfer beans to skillet with vegetables; stir to combine. Pour bean mixture into a medium gratin or baking dish; season with salt. Add enough bean cooking liquid to almost cover. Drizzle with olive oil and top with toasted breadcrumbs.
• Transfer gratin dish to oven and bake for 40 minutes, checking occasionally to make sure the gratin has not dried out. If necessary spoon a little of the bean cooking liquid into the side of the gratin, to avoid wetting the breadcrumbs.

CRANBERRY BEANS

Steps:

• Wash leek greens well in a bowl of cold water, then lift out and drain well. Tuck bay leaves and herb sprigs into leek greens and tie tightly in a bundle with string to make a bouquet garni.
• Bring water, bouquet garni, onion, and chile to a boil in a 5-quart heavy pot and simmer, partially covered, 20 minutes. Add beans and simmer gently, stirring occasionally and adding 1 tablespoon kosher salt toward end of cooking, until tender, about 25 minutes for fresh beans or 50 minutes to 1 1/4 hours for soaked dried. Discard bouquet garni, and discard onion and chile if desired.
• Just before serving, transfer beans with a slotted spoon to a dish and season with kosher salt. Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with mint and thyme.

EASY CRANBERRY BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cranberry sauce, tomato sauce, beans, mustard and onion. Place in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Lay bacon on top. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake at 350° for 1 hour.