Northern-Style Baked Beans
Northern-Style Baked Beans
Northern-Style Baked Beans

Northern-Style Baked Beans

David Venable

The South isn't the only place you can find great comfort food. I had beans like these in New England, and knew I had to try to recreate them for you.

Ingredients

  • 8 bacon slices, sliced into 1'' pieces
  • 1 poblano pepper, diced
  • 2 cans white Great Northern Beans
  • 3/4 cup ketchup
  • 1 tsp hot sauce
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup Dijon mustard

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325°F.
Cook the bacon in a medium-size skillet until just beginning to brown and 1/4 cup of bacon drippings have accumulated in the bottom of the pan. Using a slotted spoon, remove the bacon to a paper-towel lined plate. Set the drippings aside.
Add the peppers to the same skillet and sauté over medium-high heat until just soft, about 3 minutes. Return the bacon drippings to the pan along with the beans, ketchup, hot sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, and mustard; stir to combine. Sprinkle the bacon on top. Cook for 2 hours until warm and bubbly.

Cook's Notes

Don’t skimp on cheap bacon…get the thick kind; the thick, peppered type is even better. Don’t brown the bacon until crisp; the point is only to render the fat and get the bacon pieces ready to bake up. They'll brown in the oven.

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