Georgian Bay Baked Beans Recipes

FRENCH CANADIAN (NOT BOSTON) BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Pour the beans onto a plate, and pick-over looking for bad beans, or stones. Place beans in bowl, cover with water by at least 2 inches, and soak overnight.
• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
• Drain beans and place in 4-quart bean pot. Add onion, dry mustard, pepper, salt, and maple syrup. Add water to cover. Cut salt pork into 1-inch pieces and place on top of beans. Bake covered, approximately 8 hours. Check each hour to see if water needs to be added. You can add more maple syrup in place of water for flavor, if desired.
• Serve the beans with brown bread, franks, or ham. For breakfast, serve with eggs, bacon, and home-fries.

MAPLE BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• 1. In a large pan, cover the beans with water. Bring to a boil and simmer until tender, about 1 hour.
• 2. Preheat oven to 300°F.
• 3. In a bowl, combine everything else except the bacon. Stir in the beans.
• 4. Place 1 bacon strip at the bottom of a large ovenproof dish or Dutch oven. Pour the bean mixture over it, then push the other strip in.
• 5. Add just enough boiling water to the pot to cover everything.
• 6. Cover the pot with aluminum foil, then a lid. Bake for 5 hours, checking hourly to make sure the beans aren't drying out. (Add more water as necessary to keep them submerged.) 7 Uncover for the last half hour to brown the top, if desired.

GEORGIAN BAY BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Sort beans and rinse in cold water. Place beans in a large bowl; add water to cover by 2 in. Cover and let stand overnight. Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid. Transfer to a greased 5-qt. slow cooker., In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels; drain, reserving 3 tablespoons drippings. Brown onions in drippings. Add tomatoes and garlic; cook 2 minutes longer. Stir into slow cooker with reserved bacon., Combine the brown sugar, stock, coffee, chili sauce, tomato paste, molasses, vinegar, mustard, bay leaves and seasonings. Stir into slow cooker. Add ham hock. Cover and cook on low for 10-12 hours or until beans are tender., Discard bay leaves. Skim fat. Set ham hock aside until cool enough to handle. Remove meat from bone; discard bone. Cut meat into small cubes; return to slow cooker. Heat through.

SOUTHERN GEORGIA PEACHY BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Cook bacon, drain and crumble.
• Clean and pit peach, dice.
• Dice onion.
• Add all ingredients to saucepan.
• Simmer until thickened.
• Serve.
• Garnish with more crumbled bacon or chopped green onions.

GREAT NORTHERN BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Combine ingredients.
• Cook in a uncovered crock pot 8-12 hours or overnight on low heat.

GEORGIAN BEANS (LOBIO)

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight or cook beans for 2 minutes in plenty of water and allow to sit for one hour.
• Drain water from beans and add plenty of fresh water to cover with onion, carrots and celery. Cover and simmer for about one hour, until beans are tender, but not mushy. Drain and set aside.
• Simmer the prunes in 1/3 cup of the vinegar for 20 minutes.
• With food processor running, put garlic through tube. Add remaining vinegar, tamarind paste, hot pepper flakes, coriander seed, fenugreek, olive oil, prunes and vinegar and process to a paste. Add the cilantro and process to chop fine. Season with salt and pepper. Stir into warm beans.

BAKED GARBANZO BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. In a large casserole, warm the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions, garlic, chili, coriander and bay leaves; saute for 5 minutes.
• Drain the garbanzo beans, and add them to the pan, along with the broth, saffron, salt and pepper. Cover, and bring to a boil. Transfer to the oven.
• Bake until the beans are soft and cooked through, 45 to 50 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and serve.