From the authors: Feeling like a bit of comfort food on a cold night, we wanted to try something we’d never made before. On a lonely, forgotten page in an otherwise trusted, gourmet veggie cookbook, we found our inspiration: baked beans. How obvious!
Fans of the canned variety you’d find anywhere, we were excited to reclaim some of our traditional childhood fares and tweak the common, around-the-house ingredients into a meal side that we could also enjoy as a stand-alone snack. In no time, we had a killer dish that blows anything store-bought out of the water. Bring it to a hip potluck or your grandma’s Bridge game, and the result will be the same: success.
Preparing your own homestyle baked beans at home means a bit more work than just opening a can, but I can assure you it also means more flavor. This doesn’t mean you should give up the convenience of using canned beans when you need to, but whenever you have the time and ambition, we recommend making your own. Freshly cooked baked beans are so good! Plus you can add as much spice as you’d like and omit things like sugar or salt if you prefer.
In this recipe, we use canned beans. They are so convenient and affordable and reduce the cooking time significantly, but if you would like to save more money, you can always go the extra mile and buy dry beans to cook from scratch. You can get them at the bulk section of your favorite grocery store and cook them in a pressure cooker or in a traditional pot. You can cook up a large batch and use the rest for other meals later on in the week.
Photo by Alfonso Revilla
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