Homemade Baked Beans
Making homemade baked beans has never been easier! This quick recipe comes together with just a few pantry staples and tastes fantastic!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup navy beans
- 1 cup ketchup
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon cornflour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Soak the dry beans overnight in a bowl of warm water.
- Add the seasonings to a pan. Meanwhile, cook the beans over medium heat until soft, but firm, and drain.
- Add the ketchup, apple cider vinegar, stock and Worcestershire sauce to the pan and bring it to a boil.
- Add the drained beans to the pot and continue cooking until the beans turn softer. Now add the cornflour slurry, give it a quick mix and take it off heat once it thickens.
Notes
- Check the beans at the 45 minute mark to see if they're soft. If you feel they're still tough, you can add half a teaspoon of baking soda into the liquid to help them soften.
- You can also pressure cook the beans to make things quicker.
- Reserve a bit of the liquid after you've cooked the beans. This starchy liquid can help the sauce cling to the beans nicely and also thicken the sauce.
- Experiment with different seasonings to bring flavor variations to the sauce. I love using my garlic parsley salt and homemade herb salt. If you love a spicy kick, try using jalapeno salt or Sriracha salt to season the mixture.
- Cornflour slurry is just a mix of cornflour and some water. Always add it towards the end, and mix it well to get ensure it doesn't make any lumps.
Nutrition
Calories: 186kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 7gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 1330mgPotassium: 586mgFiber: 7gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 320IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 79mgIron: 3mg
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