Smoky Beans With Basil Bacon Recipes

SMOKY BEANS WITH BASIL & BACON

Steps:

• Warm the oil in a medium saucepan while you quickly chop the onion into quite small pieces. Add the onion to the pan, give it a good stir with a wooden spoon then leave it to cook over a high heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, snip the bacon in half lengthways with scissors and either cook them between 2 sheets of kitchen paper in the microwave for 2-3 minutes on HIGH or in a frying pan in the usual way until the fat is golden and crisp.
• Open and drain the beans then roughly chop the tomatoes and add them both to the pan. Stir well and cook for another few minutes until the tomatoes have softened. Shred the basil and add to the pan with salt and a generous grinding of black pepper - for extra heat you can add a few drops of Tabasco sauce. Spoon onto plates and top each with the bacon. Serve with lightly toasted bread on the side.

HOT AND SMOKY BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cook bacon in large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Transfer to paper towels and drain. Transfer 2 1/2 tablespoons bacon drippings from skillet to large bowl. Finely chop bacon; add to bowl.
• Add onion and next 7 ingredients to bowl and whisk to blend. Whisk in 4 to 6 teaspoons chipotle chilies, depending on spiciness desired.
• Stir in beans. Transfer bean mixture to 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Bake uncovered until liquid bubbles and thickens slightly, about 1 hour. Cool 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
• Serves 8 to 10.

BACON BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cook bacon in a large skillet or in the microwave until much of the grease has been released, but the bacon is still flexible. Drain on paper towels and set aside.
• In a 9 inch square baking dish, stir together the baked beans, onion, mustard, ketchup, brown sugar and apple. Top with slices of bacon.
• Bake uncovered for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, until the bacon is crisp and beans are bubbling hot.

SMOKY BEANS

Steps:

• In frying pan, cook bacon until crisp, drain, reserving one tablespoon of drippings.
• Set bacon aside.
• In drippings, saute onion until tender.
• In a large bowl, combine all beans, sausage, bacon& onion.
• Combine remaining ingredients and add to bean mixture, mixing well.
• Pour into large baking dish.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.