New Recipe in progress. Need a few su.. I mean taste testers LOL
 

Ok, I like to.....well experiment a little. No one has ended up in the Hospital yet. :eek:
I need some of you that like beans to see what you think about my experement in baked beans.
At this point I will tell you that I have had two bowls with no ill effects. They have passed (no pun intended) my hot and cold taste test with flying colors....but somthing is still missing. The results of the last test are still......well pending lol
Ok, here is Ricks Baked Beans #2
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped poblano chili (I like the taste of these)
1 chopped jalapeno pepper (its a start and I will add more later. )
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 15 ounce cans pinto beans. I will also try the dry packaged later
1/2 cup beer. I used Coronia extra.
1/4 cup sliced softend sun-dried tomatoes (suggestion from my D in law)
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon salt or as I must use the salt sub.

I saute the onion, chilies and garlic in the oil untill they were tender. Sorry I did not time it.
Mix this with the beans, beer, tomatoes, sugar, cumin, thyme leaves, bay leaf and salt then place in a 1 1/2 qt casserole dish.
I baked them at 350 degrees, covered, for about 35 min. When I checked them there was still lots of liquid so I cooked them uncovered for 30 more min. to remove some of the liquid.
Very good but as I said still somthing missing
Try it and let me know via email ok?

Thanks.
Rick
oh I guess you can use h2o in place of the beer if you want. I do not drink but I like the taste in some cooked items such as chicken and thought why not in beans.

PS
Also your thoughts on how this would do cook in a dutch oven?
Thanks again
Rick

RE: New Recipe in progress. Need a few su.. I mean taste testers LOL
 

Is it sweet enough? Hot and sweet go great together -- so some brown sugar might be nice.

Also, if you're using Corona beer, shouldn't you squeeze in a little lime?;)



Edit:
OK,stupid me:
I missed that.

RE: New Recipe in progress. Need a few su.. I mean taste testers LOL
 

Lime, hummm, could be. I think I will add a little more jalapeno pepper. It may have been just the pepper though. Not much heat. I think no more than a half though. You get the sweet first then the medium snap.
What do you think about a little bacon?
I also dont know what to think about the tomatoes. The package did not have any instructions on if you had to soak these or what. They felt soft and my D.I.L was no where to be found.
Thanks and hope you try these. They are good even if I have to say so. LOL
Rick

RE: New Recipe in progress. Need a few su.. I mean taste testers LOL
 

I've never known bacon to make anything taste bad! Try it. I'm not a fan of sun dried tomatoes, so I don't have any advice there. You could try a touch of molasses for a different type of flavor.

RE: New Recipe in progress. Need a few su.. I mean taste testers LOL
 

Well we had a cookout this weekend and I made the beans. They were kind of a hit but I added 1/2 more pepper. Seems that this time the peppers were just a tuch strong for some but the taste was good.
This time I diced the tomatoes very fine and it turned out better than the sliced.
Will try the bacon next.
Thanks
Rick

RE: New Recipe in progress. Need a few su.. I mean taste testers LOL
 

Go with the bacon. How about frying a big Spanish Onion to add to it or maybe try a mixture of different types of beans(colour contrast also) or maybe a few chipotle jalapenoes for a bit of a smoky floavour.
Just a few suggestions.

Ron

RE: New Recipe in progress. Need a few su.. I mean taste testers LOL
 

How about frying a big Spanish Onion, chipotle jalapenoes

Well it has sweet onions in it and as for the peppers I used 1 1/2 jalapenos this time. Some people dont like things hot so for here I have to make it wimpy. lol
I was trying to think of a way to use it when I go fishing this August.
Have any of you ever used the fire pit type cooking? Where you build your fire let it burn down to coals then place what you want to cook in the pit and cover it with sand?
If you know how to do this please let me know.
Thanks.

RE: New Recipe in progress. Need a few su.. I mean taste testers LOL
 

I have always just set the dutch oven on top of the coals, then maybe put a few coals on the lid if it needs a little more heat. They transfer the heat around really well.

I don't have a place to cook outside here in town, so I just stick the dutch oven in a regular over and it works and tastes just as good. Academy has the dutch ovens without the little legs so they slide in and out of the oven easier.

Anything tastes better in a dutch oven. That's all I use for cooking, with the exception of the grill.

RE: New Recipe in progress. Need a few su.. I mean taste testers LOL
 

I would suggest usion shallots instead of onions. They are a small sweet onion. And maybe add some worcestershire sauce also.

RE: New Recipe in progress. Need a few su.. I mean taste testers LOL
 

When I make beans I add some molases and pieces of a smoked pork tenderlion.