Baken Beans - Honey-Rum Black

By ngteller

Ingredients

• 12 oz dried black beans, soaked for 8 hours in cold water.
• 1 tbsp canola oil
• 1/2 pound chorizo sausage, diced
• 1 medium Spanish onion, finely diced
• 1 medium carrot, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 cup dark rum
• 1/4 cup honey, or more to taste
• 3 tbsp molasses, or more to taste
• 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 2 cups homemade chicken stock or low-sodium canned chicken broth
• 1 cup BBQ sauce (optional homemade in directions)
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves, optional

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 90mins
Cooking time 180mins

Preparation

Step 1

Drain beans, place them in a large saucepan and add cold water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce the heat to medium, partially cover pot, and simmer until very tender, 60-90 minutes.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Cook sausage in a medium saute pan until golden brown and fat has rendered. Remove the sausage with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towels. Add the onion and carrot to the pan and cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add rum and cook until reduced by half. Add mixture to beans.

Add cooked meat, honey, molasses, sugar, stock, BBQ sauce, and 1/4 cilantro to the beans. Mix gently to combine, and season with salt/pepper. Transfer the mixture to a large baking dish, cover, and bake 30 minutes.

Check to see if mix is dry; if it is, add some extra stock. Return to oven and bake another 25 minutes. Then remove cover and bake golden 15 minutes.

Garnish with 2 tbsp cilantro, let sit at least 10 minutes before serving.