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Vegetarian Baked Beans

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"A wonderful slow-baked meal in a single dish. The recipe is versatile and filling" - ketherian
6
American
Dinner
  • 16 oz. package navy beans
  • 6 cups water
  • 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 cups sweet onions, chopped
  • 1 clove minced garlic
  • 2 16 oz. cans diced tomatos, pureed
  • 1/4 cup tomato paste
  • 1/8 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
  • ΒΌ cup molasses
  • 2 tsp. dry mustard
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 or 3 bay leaves
1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Put the water and beans in a large saucepan and bring the mixture to a boil.
2. Reduce the heat to medium. Continue cooking the beans and water for an hour, or until the beans are tender, stirring occasionally.
3. Drain the water and put the beans in a large casserole. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until they are tender. Stir in the garlic and continue cooking until it turns golden.
4. Add the onions and garlic to the pan with the beans, and then stir in the tomato sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, molasses, mustard, pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg and bay leaves.
5. Cover the casserole dish and bake it for 4 hours, stirring often. Remove the cover during the last 30 minutes. Add extra water if the vegetarian baked beans are too thick.
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    • The recipe was very tasty, but a touch too sweet for my liking. I don't know if it was the amount of sugar or the tomato sauce I used; so I'm changing both. The beans were also very dry and a bit browned along the edge. I didn't open and stir frequently the first time I cooked them (mostly for fear of lifing the cast-iron pot out of the stove). Next time I shall definitely have to open and stir about 1/2 way through cooking and add more liquid.
      • Added the missing cinnamon and nutmeg (they are in the description but were not in the ingredients list).
      • Reduced the amount of brown sugar by 1/2. changed the 4x8oz tomato sauce to 2 tins diced tomatoes (pureed) and 1/4 cup tomato paste.
      • Changed the serving size.
      • Added 1 cup of liquid to the finished product to make it more saucy.
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