Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce

Name: Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 3 h 45 min
Cook time: 3 h 45 min
Total time: 3 h 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams dry cannellini, borlotti or Great Northern beans; 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 113 grams bacon or pancetta, roughly chopped; 1 mediums onion, chopped; 4 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 Tbsp fresh sage, minced (can sub fresh rosemary); 1 teaspoons chile flakes (depending on how spicy you want it); 2 Tbsps honey; 59 milliliters tomato paste; 425 grams crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce; 473 milliliters beef or chicken stock (use gluten-free stock for gluten-free version); 1 serving Salt; 118 milliliters chopped fresh parsley; 2 Tbsps balsamic vinegar

Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce is a side dish that serves 8. One serving contains 214 calories, 10g of protein, and 9g of fat. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of tomato paste, parsley, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. Chicken and baked beans in tomato sauce, Shirley's Tomato Baked Beans, and Green Beans with Tomato Sauce are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Soak the beans in water: Pre-soak the beans, either by covering with two inches of water and soaking overnight, or by pouring boiling water over them and soaking them for an hour.

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Water

Drain beans, cover with water, cook until tender:

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Beans

Water

Drain the beans and put them in a medium-sized pot and cover with 2 inches of water. Bring to a simmer, cover, reduce the heat to a low simmer and cook until the beans are just soft enough to eat, about 1 hour, give or take 15 minutes or so, depending on how old the beans are (older beans will take longer to cook).

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Water

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Pot

Cook bacon or pancetta: Preheat the oven to 325°F. In a 3 or 4 quart heavy-bottomed, oven-proof, lidded pot such as a Dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium heat.

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Bacon

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Add the bacon or pancetta and cook slowly until lightly browned and crispy.

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Bacon

Sauté onions:

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Onion

Add the chopped onions and increase the heat to medium-high. Cook, stirring often, until the onions begin to brown. Use a wooden spoon to scrape any browned bits off the bottom of the pot.

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Add garlic, chili flakes, sage, then add tomatoes and stock:

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Red Pepper Flakes

Tomato

Garlic

Stock

Sage

Add the garlic, chile flakes and sage and cook for 1-2 minutes, then add the honey and tomato paste. Stir well to combine.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Tomato Paste

Garlic

Honey

Sage

Add the tomatoes or tomato sauce and the stock. Bring to a simmer. Taste for salt and add some if needed.

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Tomato Sauce

Tomato

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Salt

Drain the beans and add them to the pot. Stir well.

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Beans

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Cover the pot and cook in a 325°F oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

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If still a bit wet, remove the cover and cook for 15 minutes more.

Note that the cooking time will depend on several things, the most important being how thoroughly the beans were cooked to begin with when they were simmered.

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Beans

If the beans are still a bit hard when they go in the oven, it may take several hours to soften them, once the tomato and honey have been added.

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Tomato

Beans

Honey

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Stir in parsley and balsamic vinegar: Right before serving, gently stir in the chopped parsley and balsamic vinegar. Taste for salt, add more if needed to taste.

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Balsamic Vinegar