Sweet and Spicy Baked Beans
serves 2-3
2 slices thick cut bacon, cut into 1/4 inch pieces*
1 small onion, chopped (about 1/2 – 3/4 c.)
1 T. tomato paste
1/3 c. water
3 T. brown sugar
1.5 T. Worcestershire sauce
1.5 T. prepared yellow mustard
1 t. Tobasco sauce
1 15oz can organic pinto beans, drained and rinsed
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Saute bacon in a medium-large skillet until crisp. Drain on a paper towel. Pour off all but about 1/2 T. of the bacon grease (I save bacon drippings in a jar in the refrigerator — it's wonderful to cook with and eliminates the problem of what to do with it). Add onions and saute for about 5 minutes, until soft.
Add tomato paste, water, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, mustard and tobasco. Stir to mix well. Add pinto beans and reserved bacon then stir until evenly mixed.
Transfer mixture to a small oven-proof casserole dish (about 2-1/2 c. capacity is a perfect size), or into individual ramekins. Baked for 20 minutes, until mixture is bubbly. Remove from oven, stir, and enjoy!
*Note: Try to find ethically sourced meat products (i.e. local, organic, pasture-raised). Many farmer's markets are starting to have meat purveyors — check there or at your local organic grocery store
serves 2-3
2 slices thick cut bacon, cut into 1/4 inch pieces*
1 small onion, chopped (about 1/2 – 3/4 c.)
1 T. tomato paste
1/3 c. water
3 T. brown sugar
1.5 T. Worcestershire sauce
1.5 T. prepared yellow mustard
1 t. Tobasco sauce
1 15oz can organic pinto beans, drained and rinsed
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Saute bacon in a medium-large skillet until crisp. Drain on a paper towel. Pour off all but about 1/2 T. of the bacon grease (I save bacon drippings in a jar in the refrigerator — it's wonderful to cook with and eliminates the problem of what to do with it). Add onions and saute for about 5 minutes, until soft.
Add tomato paste, water, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, mustard and tobasco. Stir to mix well. Add pinto beans and reserved bacon then stir until evenly mixed.
Transfer mixture to a small oven-proof casserole dish (about 2-1/2 c. capacity is a perfect size), or into individual ramekins. Baked for 20 minutes, until mixture is bubbly. Remove from oven, stir, and enjoy!
*Note: Try to find ethically sourced meat products (i.e. local, organic, pasture-raised). Many farmer's markets are starting to have meat purveyors — check there or at your local organic grocery store
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