Baked Beans

Ingredients

• •1 pound bacon, chopped
• •1 medium yellow onion, chopped
• •2 jalapenos, chopped
• •1/4 cup tomato paste
• •1/4 cup dark brown sugar
• •1/4 cup molasses
• •1 pound dry Great Northern beans, sorted and rinsed
• •1 quart vegetable broth
• •1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• •1 tsp pepper
• •2 tsp salt

Steps

1. 1Heat the oven to 250°.
2. 2Place a cast-iron Dutch oven over medium heat and add the bacon, onion, and jalapenos, stirring until the fat has rendered from the bacon and the onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste, brown sugar, and molasses.
3. 3Add the beans to the Dutch oven, along with the broth, and bring to a boil over high heat. Add the cayenne, black pepper, and salt.
4. 4Give them a stir and cover the pot. Place the pot in the oven and bake for 5 to 7 hours, or until the beans are tender.
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6. 6Crock pot instructions:
7. 7Preheat crock pot insert on low while prepping ingredients. Heat a cast-iron Dutch oven over medium heat and cook bacon, onion, and jalapeno as directed above. Pour into crock pot. Add remaining ingredients, stir well, and cook for 7 hours on low or until the beans are tender.