Smoky BBQ Beans
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Serves: 12
The combination of beans and tomato sauce makes this recipe a nutrition superstar. It’s also downright delicious. Using this method to cook your beans allows you to sleep, work, or play while they simmer.
Ingredients
- 2 TABLESPOONS OLIVE OIL
- 1 CUP CHOPPED ONION
- 4 TEASPOONS MINCED GARLIC
- 8 OZ. CAN TOMATO SAUCE
- 1 CUP CHICKEN STOCK
- 3 TABLESPOONS DARK BROWN SUGAR
- 2TABLESPOONS DARK MOLASSES (OR MAPLE SYRUP BECAUSE I NEVER HAVE MOLASSES)
- 3 TABLESPOONS APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
- ½ TEASPOON DRY MUSTARD
- DASH OF TABASCO (OR CAYENNE PEPPER, DEPENDING ON HOW SPICY YOU WANT THEM)
- SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE
- 1 LB. DRIED PINTO BEANS, SOAKED OVERNIGHT WITH BAYLEAF
Instructions
- HEAT 2 TABLESPOONS OF OLIVE OIL IN A LARGE SAUCEPAN. ADD ONIONS AND GARLIC AND SAUTÉ UNTIL GOLDEN. ADD REMAINING INGREDIENTS, INCLUDING BEANS AND BRING TO BOIL.
- REDUCE HEAT AND SIMMER SEVERAL HOURS COVERED.