Baked Beans with Maple-Glazed Bacon

Name: Baked Beans with Maple-Glazed Bacon
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters apple cider vinegar; 283 grams thick slices of bacon , 1 slice cut crosswise into 1/4-inch strips; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 828 milliliters dried yellow eye or cannellini beans, rinsed and picked over, then soaked for 2 hours and drained; 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper; 59 milliliters dark brown sugar; 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 8 servings Kosher salt; 59 milliliters pure maple syrup; 1 large onion, cut into 1/2-inch dice; 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar; 59 milliliters dark unsulfured molasses

Baked Beans with Maple-Glazed Bacon might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains about 9g of protein, 14g of fat, and a total of 302 calories. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of cannellini beans, bacon, unsulfured molasses, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 4 hours.

Instructions

In a large pot, cover the beans with 2 inches of water and bring to a boil. Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, until just tender, about 2 hours; add water as needed to keep the beans covered by 2 inches. Season the beans with salt and let stand at room temperature for 5 minutes.

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Drain the beans, reserving 4 cups of the cooking liquid.

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Transfer the beans to a large, deep baking dish.

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Preheat the oven to 35

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In a large skillet, cook the bacon strips over moderate heat until the fat has rendered, 5 minutes.

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Add the onion and cook over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, 10 minutes. Stir in the apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, molasses, crushed red pepper, black pepper and 1 1/2 tablespoons of kosher salt and simmer for 1 minute, until the sugar is dissolved.

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Pour the bacon-onion mixture over the beans and stir in the reserved bean cooking liquid. Cover the beans with foil and bake for 45 minutes.

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Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the maple syrup with the red wine vinegar and mustard. Arrange the remaining 8 bacon slices on a rimmed baking sheet, and generously brush them with the maple syrup mixture.

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Bake the bacon in the same oven as the beans for about 15 minutes, basting 3 times and turning the bacon twice, until richly glazed.

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Transfer the bacon to a plate.

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Carefully pour 1/3 cup of water onto the baking sheet and return it to the oven for about 3 minutes to dissolve the caramelized syrup. Uncover the beans and carefully stir in the syrup.

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