- Calories 276
- Caloriesfromfat 14%
- Fat 4.3g
- Satfat 1.3g
- Monofat 1.7g
- Polyfat 0.6g
- Protein 11.5g
- Carbohydrate 46.1g
- Fiber 10.4g
- Cholesterol 7mg
- Iron 3.3mg
- Sodium 558mg
- Calcium 90mg
Amber Ale Baked Beans
Photo: Lee Harrelson; Styling: Cindy Barr
Just a little bacon gives a lot of flavor to this classic barbecue side, especially when you add it to sweet caramelized onions and a bottle of slightly fruity and malty ale.
How to Make It
Step 1
Preheat oven to 300°.
Step 2
Combine first 5 ingredients in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes. Drain over a large bowl; reserve cooking liquid. Discard onion and bay leaves.
Step 3
Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in pan; set bacon aside. Add chopped onion to drippings in pan; cook 10 minutes or until golden brown and caramelized, stirring frequently. Add garlic and chili powder to pan; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently. Add ketchup and next 5 ingredients (through ale) and 1/2 cup reserved bean liquid to pan; bring to a boil. Add beans and bacon. Reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes or until slightly thick. Transfer to a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 300° for 45 minutes or until thick.
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rculwell's Review
I made this for a big party years ago and I get asked to make it again and again. Bush's beans are TOO salty and TOO sweet - this is real deep flavor.
ChefAmandaLynn's Review
We had made a pound of dried pinto beans last week and I needed a way to use them up. I skipped the first step and continued as directed from then on. I thought this had lots of flavor. and I would make it again for a BBQ or potluck.
seaside725's Review
I didn't think this recipe was worth the time it took to make. There was really no flavor to it and it took quite some time to make. I agree that I would stick to Bush's BAked Beans. Maybe if it was doctored up some it would taste better, but I won't be making this again.
ShannonO19's Review
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thendricks's Review
This was okay, but not great. It took nearly an hour of work before I could put it into the oven. It came out a little watery, not nice and thick. I will definitely not spend my time on this again. The Baked Triple Bean Pot recipe from CL is much better, and takes about 3 minutes to get it into the oven.
ConnieMahan's Review
This was great and easy. I made it veggie, used vegetable broth instead of chicken and a bit of liquid smoke and no bacon. Will make it again soon.
ChelleyBones's Review
After all the cook times the beans were very tough. It was such a disappointment since I was looking forward to this dish once the BBQ sauce was being made. I think I'll just stick to Bush's Baked Beans in the future. I served the dish with hamburgers and was still able to salvage the sauce for dipping.
Kelly2007's Review