Orange Spice Baked Beans

Limoneira® Orange, herbs and spices liven up an old favorite in this recipe. Baked beans are a flavorful side dish, or a wonderful main for vegans. They’re good with breakfast, lunch or dinner, and a great source of protein and vitamins.

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Course Main Course, Main Dish, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Ingredients

1 cup white beans dried
2 sprigs fresh oregano
3 bay leaves
3 large sage leaves
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 yellow onions chopped
2 jalapeño peppers chopped
6 cloves garlic crushed
1 teaspoon cumin
2 Limoneira® oranges zest & juice
1 Limoneira® lime juice only
3 tablespoons molasses
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup tomato sauce plain
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

Instructions

Night Before

You may choose to soak the beans in water overnight. Add them to a pot and make sure they are covered.

Day Of

Drain the liquid from the beans. Then, add them to a large pot of water along with the oregano, bay leaves, and sage.
Bring the beans to a boil, and cook until tender but not quite done. If you have pre-soaked them, it will take 30 to 40 minutes. Without soaking, it will take about 1 1/2 hours.
As the beans are cooking, add the olive oil to a large skillet and saute the onions, peppers and garlic until fragrant. Add the cumin and saute for another minute or two.
Now add the remaining ingredients, stirring to combine. Raise the heat to a medium-high temperature and bring to a boil.
Continue to cook and stir for about 5 minutes.
Drain the beans, and strain out the herbs - but reserve some of the liquid. You can use this to adjust the consistency of the sauce.
Now add the beans to the sauce and continue to cook for another 15 to 20 minutes. The sauce should be thick and the beans darkened.
Use the reserved bean liquid to thin it if the sauce gets too thick.

Keyword beans, Oranges

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