Crocked Baked Beans

• Gluten free

• Meat

  • 6 slices Bacon

• Produce

  • 1 16oz bag Beans, dried red
  • 1 stalk Celery
  • 1 Green bell pepper, medium
  • 1 16oz bag Kidney beans, dried red
  • 1 Red onion, medium

• Condiments

  • 1/4 cup Maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup Mustard, yellow
  • 1/4 cup Unsulfured molasses or molasses, Organic

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/4 cup Brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup Ketchup - low sugar
  • 1 tsp Sea salt

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 tbsp Apple cider vinegar

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

  • 1/2 cup Red wine** - i use pinot noir

• Liquids

  • 8 cups Water
  • 2 cups Water, HOT

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 16oz bag – Dried Red Kidney Beans
• 1 16oz bag – Dried Red Beans
• 8 cups - Water
• 6 slices – Bacon – diced small
• 1 medium – Red Onion – diced small
• 1 medium – Green Bell Pepper – diced small
• 1 stalk – Celery – diced small
• ¼ cup – Yellow Mustard
• ¼ cup Organic Unsulfured Molasses or molasses of your choice
• ¼ cup – Maple Syrup*
• ½ cup – Ketchup – low sugar
• 1 Tbsp. – Apple Cider Vinegar
• ¼ cup – Brown Sugar
• ½ cup – Red Wine** – I use Pinot Noir
• 1 tsp. each – Sea Salt, Black Pepper, Garlic, and Cumin
• 2 cups – Hot Water

Directions

• Put beans in a large stock pot and cover with 8 cups of water or enough to at least an inch above beans and soak overnight. In the morning drain beans and put them into an oven baking crock or you can use a slow cooker.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Fry diced bacon in skillet just until brown and a little crispy. Scoop bacon out of pan, leaving the bacon fat in the pan. Put bacon on top of beans in oven crock.
• Sautee onions, bell pepper, and celery in skillet with bacon fat on medium/low until translucent. About 8 minutes. While bacon is getting happy…
• Combine in a medium bowl – mustard, ketchup, molasses, syrup, wine, water*, vinegar, and seasonings.
• When sautéed onion mixture is done, poor on top of beans in oven crock. Add liquid and stir. Place lid on top of oven crock and bake for 5 hours. Make sure you check every hour to make sure there is enough liquid so the beans do not burn.
• Once beans are done, you’re ready to serve them up a delicious bowl of pure comfort.