Homemade Baked Beans
Easy homemade baked beans with canned pork and beans and bacon.
Ingredients:
2 ( 14 oz.) cans pork and beans
1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup cooked and crumbled bacon
1/4 cup molasses
2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon mustard
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 F. In a baking dish, combine pork and beans, ketchup, brown sugar, bacon, molasses, worcestershire sauce and mustard.
Bake for 1 hour.
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Baked Beans from scratch
Baked Pinto Beans in the Instant Pot from Scratch
16 oz dried pinto beans
8 cups of water
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small yellow onion, diced
1 cup tomato sauce or tomato puree
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 Tbsp brown sugar
2 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp honey mustard
1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp onion powder
1/8 tsp cayenne
freshly cracked pepper
salt to taste
Optional: 4 pieces of crispy crumbled cooked bacon OR ¼ cup bacon bits
There is no better side when it comes to southern food than baked beans. I am absolutely obsessed with them: I love the combination of the tangy sweet barbecue sauce and the fibrous beans. It Is so flavorful and making them from scratch in the instant pot has never been easier!
You can substitute the brown sugar with maple syrup, it is just as effective. To me, baked beans are such a southern staple and are best enjoyed with Citrus BBQ Ribs, Cornbread, Mac and Cheese, and Crispy Chicken Wings. I absolutely love this dish and I know that you will love making these baked beans as a side.
The key ingredients are:
Dried Pinto Beans: Navy beans are traditionally used but I LOVE using Pinto beans. You can use either or!
Brown Sugar: Brown sugar is essential to add the sweetness to the dish. You can substitute with maple syrup or honey. To go keto, you can use equal parts erythritol.
Tomato Sauce: This is the base flavor. You can skip both brown sugar and tomato sauce and use a premade barbecue sauce, but what is the fun in that?
Onion: It is essential to use onion because it balances the sweetness.
Bacon: this is optional but obviously, you can’t go wrong with bacon!
Add beans, water and salt to your pressure cooker and pressure cook on high for 25 minutes. Allow to naturally release. Take the beans and strain into a colander.
Hit sauté function for 10 minutes and add oil and onions. Using a wooden spoon, cook onions until soft about 5 minutes. Scrape bottom with wooden spoon if there are any brown bits stuck to prevent “burn” signal. Turn the pressure cooker off and add the tomato sauce, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce, honey mustard, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, onion powder, cayenne, pepper and salt. Add the strained beans back into the pot, as well as the cooked bacon, and stir. Cook on manual (high pressure) for 15 more minutes. Let it naturally release.
Why Restaurant Quinoa Is So Much Better
Why Restaurant Quinoa Is So Much Better
00:00 Intro
00:47 Washing Quinoa
02:13 Quinoa : Water Ratio
03:23 Cooking Quinoa
04:14 Resting and Fluffing Quinoa
05:42 Storing Quinoa
06:46 Crispy Quinoa
1.5 cups of quinoa
1.75 cups water for instant pot or a rice cooker (2 cups of water for a regular pot)
2 tsp Diamond Crystal Kosher (or 1 tsp table salt)
Put quinoa into a pot you plan to use to cook it and cover with lots of cold water (this is not the measured water). Agitate with your hand and drain well through a fine mesh sieve. Repeat until the water is no longer soapy looking. Return quinoa to the pot and add the right amount of water for your kind of pot. Add the salt.
Instant pot or rice cooker: Seal the pot. Press the Rice button. Turn off “Keep Warm”. Let the cycle run and wait for the pressure to drop naturally. I set my timer for 1 hour after pressing the Rice button to make sure my quinoa is thoroughly rested.
Regular pot: Set over high heat and bring to a boil uncovered. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 20 min. Take off heat. Don’t uncover. Let rest for 20 min.
Fluffing quinoa:
Rake the quinoa with a fork gently starting with the top layer and gradually working your way down. If you encounter any sticking. Cover quinoa with a paper towel and let it cool an extra 15-30 minutes. Then continue to gently rake with a fork until all the grains separate.
Storing quinoa:
Cool quinoa completely and store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week or freeze. Use in salads cold or rewarm in a pan on moderate heat with some butter or olive oil.
Crispy quinoa:
Cook, cool, and fluff quinoa as described above. Put just enough quinoa into a cast iron or non-stick skillet to create a very thin layer (a 12 inch skillet holds 150g of cooked quinoa comfortably). Add 1 tsp olive oil and rub into quinoa with your hands to help separate the grains. Set over moderate heat and cook until quinoa starts to steam. Once you see steam, you have to stir very often (roughly every minute). For the first 10 minutes, you shouldn’t see any color. Somewhere between 10 and 20 minute mark your quinoa should start to brown. Cook until it feels completely dry, crispy, and brown. Cool completely and store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a month.
Before serving, toss with the seasoning of your choice. It’s good to include something acidic (lemon juice, lime juice, pomegranate molasses, or some vinegar), something aromatic (za’atar, smoked paprika, etc), olive oil, and salt.
Here is the za’atar that I use:
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This Is Not Falafel!
This Is Not Falafel!
Serves 6
185g (1 cup) dry chickpeas, soaked for 24 hours, drained and rinsed
1 small yellow onion, diced (100g)
1 garlic clove, sliced
25g parsley, cilantro, mint
175g carrots, sliced 1/4 inch thick and cooked in 2 Tbsp olive oil with a pinch of salt in a small covered pan stirring occasionally until tender and golden brown
1 heaping tsp Smoked paprika
1 heaping tsp coriander
1 heaping tsp cumin
1 Tbsp pomegranate molasses
8.5 g salt (1 Tbsp Diamond Crystal Kosher or 1.5 tsp table salt)
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour (18g)
1 Tbsp olive oil
Heaping 1/4 tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
Canola or some other neutral oil for frying
Process chickpeas in a food processor scraping down often until very finely ground, but not smooth. Remove to a bowl. Process onions, garlic, herbs, carrots and all the oil they were cooked in in the food processor until finely ground. Add to chickpeas. Add smoked paprika, coriander, cumin, pomegranate molasses, salt, pepper, flour and 1 Tbsp olive oil and mix thoroughly. Sprinkle in the baking soda, pour the lemon juice on top (the soda will foam and fizz), and stir it in thoroughly. Cover and chill in the fridge for 30 min (longer is fine).
Use 1 Tbsp measure to scoop the mixture. Level the tablespoon and scoop out the mixture onto a clean working surface using a small spoon (an eating spoon, not a measuring one). Don’t worry if the piles are messy and uneven. When all the mixture is divided, gently shape each pile into a rough ball with barely damp hands. At this point, the balls can be frozen in a single layer, then moved into a freezer bag. You can cook them right away or directly from the frozen state.
Bring 1 inch of neutral oil like canola to 350F in a small deep pot. Carefully lower as many balls into the pot as can fit comfortably. It’s a good idea to lower them into the oil with a spoon to avoid burning yourself. Cook until brown on the first side, 1-2 minutes. Flip and cook until brown on the other side. Sometimes they only want to stay on one side, which is fine. They will continue to darken after you remove them, so take them out slightly before they reach your desired color. Remove the balls to a paper towel lined plate using a slotted spoon. Add more oil as necessary (wait for it to reach 350F) and fry the other balls. Serve immediately with tahini sauce.
Tahini sauce:
1 garlic clove grated on a microplane
2 Tbsp (30g) lemon juice or to taste
3 Tbsp (45g) tahini (stir before using)
1/2 cup (120g) greek yogurt or sourcream
Salt
Mix everything together. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
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Italian Grandma Makes Bolognese Sauce
BOLOGNESE SAUCE
3-4 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 cup chopped yellow onion
1 cup chopped carrots
1 cup chopped celery
Salt (about 3 teaspoons)
Black pepper (about 1 teaspoon)
1½ pounds ground beef (lean 95/5)
½ pound ground pork
1 cup dry red wine
6 ounces tomato paste
1 quart peeled tomatoes
1 quart tomato puree
¼ cup fresh basil
1 cup whole milk
1 pound wide fresh pasta noodles such as Pappardelle
¼ cup grated Pecorino Romano Cheese
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