William Laceys Twice Baked Beans Recipes

BAKED BEANS FOR TWO

Steps:

• In an ungreased 1-qt. baking dish, combine all the ingredients. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until heated through.

THE BEST BARBECUE BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Add dry beans to a bowl, cover with water, and let soak for 8 hours, or overnight.
• Drain beans and transfer to a large pot filled with 3 quarts of cold, fresh water. Add bay leaf, pork shoulder, and onion. Bring to a simmer over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and stir. Skim off foam if desired. Let simmer until beans are just tender, about 1 hour.
• While beans simmer, combine barbecue sauce, ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar, molasses, mustard, Worcestershire, smoked paprika, cayenne, black pepper, kosher salt, and garlic powder in a bowl with a whisk. Set aside until needed.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Transfer tender bean mixture to a deep, 15x10-inch baking dish using a spider strainer. Pour in barbecue sauce mixture and 2 ½ cups of the bean cooking liquid. Place bacon slices on top.
• Bake uncovered in the center of the preheated oven until the liquids have reduced into a thick sauce, 2 to 3 hours.

CHEESY TWICE-BAKED SWEET POTATOES WITH BLACK BEANS AND AVOCADO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Toss pepitas with 1 teaspoon of the oil, ¼ teaspoon of the salt, and several grinds pepper on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Rub potatoes with remaining 3 tablespoons oil and place cut side down on a second rimmed baking sheet.
• Add a few grinds of pepper.
• Transfer both baking sheets to oven.
• Bake pepitas until golden, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Continue baking potatoes until very tender, 22 to 28 minutes more.
• Let cool slightly, about 5 minutes, then scoop potato flesh into a large bowl.
• Return potato skins to baking sheet. Broiling the potato skins before filling them with the sweet potato mixture crisps them up so they can serve as a sturdy base.
• Increase oven temperature to broil and position top rack 6 inches from heat. Broil potato skins until crispy, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add black beans, a few grinds pepper, 1 cup of the cheese, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt to sweet potato flesh and stir to combine.
• Divide mixture among skins and top with remaining ½ cup cheese.
• Return to oven and broil until cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Top with avocado and pepitas.
• Top with avocado, chile peppers, and/or cilantro, as desired.
• Serve with lime wedges.

COWBOY BAKED BEANS RECIPE

Steps:

• Brown meat and saute onion together on medium high heat in a frying pan.
• After the ground beef is cooked through, drain the grease well.
• In another pan cook bacon and crumble into small pieces and add to the meat and onion mixture.
• Stir in the remaining ingredients into the large pan and simmer for 10 minutes.