Baked Butter Beans

Name: Baked Butter Beans
Yield: serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 4 cups (about 1 pound) shelled fresh or frozen butter beans; Pinch of kosher salt; 3 slices thick-cut bacon; 1 onion, chopped; 1/2 cup your favorite or West Tennessee Thick and Sticky BBQ Sauce (page 307); 1/2 cup ketchup; 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce; 1/4 cup loosely packed light brown sugar; 1/4 cup molasses; 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 1 teaspoon sea salt; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes

December 14, 2011

My mom always made these sticky-sweet baked beans for picnics and cookouts. I make them year-round with most any type of cooked dried beans, including navy, pinto, or great Northern. In the summer, though, fresh and tender butter beans are my favorite. When entertaining, I often give this homey dish an air of sophistication by baking and serving it in individual-size ramekins or custard dishes topped with slices of pork belly in place of the bacon.

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