The Once and Future Beans

Name: The Once and Future Beans
Prep time: 16 h 30 min
Cook time: 16 h 30 min
Total time: 16 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams bacon, chopped; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 0 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 59 milliliters dark brown sugar; 454 grams dried Great Northern beans; 2 jalapenos, chopped; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 59 milliliters molasses; 1 onion, chopped; 59 milliliters tomato paste; 6 servings Vegetable broth

The Once and Future Beans might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 6. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 678 calories, 27g of protein, and 31g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up bacon, great northern beans, tomato paste, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the molasses you could follow this main course with the Molasses Cookie Mix as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 16 hours and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 250 degrees F.

Equipment you will use

Oven

Soak beans in a plastic container overnight in just enough cold water to submerge them completely.

Ingredients you will need

Beans

Water

Place a cast iron Dutch oven over medium heat and stir in the bacon, onion, and jalapenos until enough fat has rendered from the bacon to soften the onions, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste, dark brown sugar, and molasses.

Ingredients you will need

Dark Brown Sugar