Crockpot Bean Recipe.........beans don't require soaking.

[sylvia]

Trying this recipe today. Chatelaine's recipes are usually dependable.

Chatelaine Magazine's

Classic baked beans

Preparation time 10 minutes

Cooking time 10 hours

Makes 6 Servings

Nutrient:

417 calories

17 protein

71 carbohydrates

9 fat

11 fibre

656 sodium

Ingredients:

1 onion,

4 slices bacon,

1/2 cup fancy molasses

1/2 cup ketchup

1/4 cup Dijon mustard

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp hot red-chili flakes

2 cups dry navy beans,

341 mL bottle regular or de-alcoholized beer

Directions

Stir onion with bacon, molasses, ketchup, Dijon, salt and chili flakes in slow-cooker insert. Stir in beans, beer and 3 cups of water until combined. Cover and cook on low until beans are tender, about 10 hours. Serve with baguette slices topped with grated cheese and broiled. Beans will keep well, refrigerated, up to a week.

 

[sylvia]

I am very surprised that the beans turned out so well without having been soaked overnight.

The beans were very tender and delicious. This will certainly be my go to recipe when I want to make baked beans.

 

[erininny]

Those 10 hours of cooking more than make up for the lack of overnight soaking, no? smileys/smile.gif

 

[angak1]

how much beer?

 

[sylvia]

1 regular bottle or can of beer or 1 1/3 cups.

 

[sylvia]

Erinn, that's likely the case.