Dutch Beans Recipes

THE ONCE AND FUTURE BEANS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 250 degrees F.
• Soak beans in a plastic container overnight in just enough cold water to submerge them completely.
• Place a cast iron Dutch oven over medium heat and stir in the bacon, onion, and jalapenos until enough fat has rendered from the bacon to soften the onions, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste, dark brown sugar, and molasses.
• Drain the beans and reserve the soaking liquid. Add the drained beans to the Dutch oven. Place the soaking liquid in a measuring cup and add enough vegetable broth to equal 4 cups of liquid. Add the liquid to the Dutch oven and bring to a boil over high heat. Add in cayenne, black pepper and salt. Give them a stir and cover with the lid. Place the Dutch oven in the oven for 6 to 8 hours, or until the beans are tender.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH HOME BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Soak beans over night in cold water.
• Drain,and add 1 1/2 quarts fresh water,and the onion and cook slowly until the skins on the beans burst.
• Drain and save the liquid.
• Mix molasses, sasoning and catsup with 1 cup of the liquid.
• Put half the salt pork or bacon in bottom of bean pot or baking dish.
• Add the beans and top with remainder of pork or bacon.
• Pour molasses mixture over beans, and add more liquid just to cover the beans.
• Bake covered for 5 hours in slow oven(300 degrees). Uncover for the last 30 minutes. Add water if necessary while cooking.

DUTCH GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Cook beans in boiling salted water until tender, about 15 to 20 minutes; drain.
• Cut bacon in small pieces and fry until crisp, reserving 2 tablespoons of fat.
• Add onion to bacon and cook until a golden brown; add to beans.
• Combine flour, sugar, mustard, salt and paprika; blend with the two tablespoons of bacon fat; brown well, stirring constantly.
• Add vinegar and water and cook until thickened (you're looking for a medium to medium/thin sauce).
• Pour over beans and let stand in a warm place for 1/2 hour before serving.

CHEF JOHN'S BOSTON BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Soak navy beans overnight in a large bowl with enough water by several inches. Drain and place beans into a large Dutch oven or heavy pot with 6 cups water, baking soda, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and boil for 10 minutes. Drain, saving bean-cooking liquid.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Transfer beans into clean Dutch oven and stir bacon, onion, molasses, brown sugar, dry mustard, salt, and black pepper into beans. Pour enough of the hot reserved bean liquid in to cover beans; stir.
• Cover Dutch oven and bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Check liquid level and add more of the reserved bean liquid to bring liquid up to cover beans. Return to oven and continue baking until beans are tender and almost all the liquid has been absorbed, about 1 hour.
• Raise oven heat to 350; bake beans uncovered in oven until top develops a flavorful crust, 20 to 30 more minutes.

DUTCH OVEN RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add celery, onion and green pepper; cook and stir until crisp-tender, 3-4 minutes. Add sausage; cook until browned, 2-3 minutes., Stir in broth, beans, rice, tomato paste, bay leaf, Cajun seasoning and cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Discard bay leaf. If desired, serve with pepper sauce.