Root Beer Baked Beans
Serves: 5
Fredy Murphy
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
50
Spice
51
Sweetness
56
Sourness
38
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.3
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 large
White Onion (finely diced)1 tbsp
Ginger (minced fresh)2 tbsps
Tomato Paste1 tsp
Apple Cider Vinegar2 tsps
Molasse1 tbsp
Mustard (grainy)3 tbsps
Whole ClovesDirections:
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Watch how to make this recipe
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
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Set a medium oven-safe pot over moderate heat and add bacon
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Cook until most of the fat is rendered out and the bacon is crisp
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Prepare a plate with paper towels, and using a slotted spoon, remove the bacon from the pot to the plate
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Set about a quarter of the bacon aside, for garnish
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Add the onions, garlic and ginger to the pot, and saute until soft and golden
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Add the tomato paste and cook until the tomato paste deepens in color, about another minute
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Next add the root beer, cider vinegar, molasses, grainy mustard, red pepper flakes and garam masala
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Stir to combine
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Then add the beans and bacon, and gently stir so the beans don't lose their shape
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Taste for salt and pepper, then pop into the oven, uncovered, until the mixture thickens, about 30 minutes
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Remove the beans from the oven, let it cool slightly, and sprinkle with reserved bacon and serve
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Combine the cinnamon sticks, cloves, green cardamom seeds, black cardamom seeds, if using into a spice grinder or coffee grinder and grind until fine
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Store the spice mix in an airtight container away from direct sunlight