Hog Island Caribbean Baked Beans Recipes

NEW ENGLAND BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Sort beans and rinse with cold water. Place beans in a Dutch oven; add enough water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 hour or until beans are softened., Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid. Return beans to Dutch oven; add 6 cups water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until beans are almost tender., In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels with a slotted spoon; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. Saute onions in drippings until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, syrup, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper., Drain beans, reserving cooking liquid; place in an ungreased 3-qt. baking dish. Stir in onion mixture and bacon. Cover and bake at 300° for 2-1/2 hours or until beans are tender and reach desired consistency, stirring every 30 minutes. Add reserved cooking liquid as needed.

TROPICAL ISLAND BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Drain pineapple reserving 1/3 cup juice.
• Combine ketchup, reserved pineapple juice, brown sugar, and ground mustard in a large casserole dish. Stir baked beans, sausage, and crushed pineapple into the ketchup mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven until heated through, 30 to 35 minutes.

JAMAICAN BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Soak the dry beans in the first measure of water overnight.
• Stud the onion with the whole cloves.
• Soak the salt pork in water to cover for 2 hours.
• Drain the beans. Place them in a large kettle. Add water to reach 2" above the beans. Add the salt. Bring to a boil.
• Lower the heat. Simmer until the beans are barely tender (30-40 minutes). Drain well.
• Preheat the oven to 250x.
• Place the clove-studded onion in the center of an earthenware casserole. Cover with half the beans (form a layer). Add half the salt pork (in a layer). Add the remaining beans (in a layer). Top with the remaining salt pork (in a layer).
• Combine the sugar, rum, mustard, pepper and thyme. Add to the beans.
• Add boiling water to barely cover. Cover the casserole tightly.
• Bake until tender (4-5 hours), adding boiling water as needed to keep the beans moist. Uncover.
• Cook 30 minutes longer - do not add any more water. Serve hot.

CARIBBEAN BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a 2 quart shallow casserole dish.
• Bake at 375 degrees, uncovered until dish is heated through.
• (About 25 minutes).

HOG ISLAND CARIBBEAN BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Cook beans until just done and place into a casserole dish with the cooking liquid. In a non reactive pot, saute onions, peppers, celery and thyme for about 4-5 min. Add garlic and ginger and continue to cook, until you really smell them. Add spice mix and coat well, then add Dijon, molasses, tomatoes and salt, cook until just starting to simmer. Combine these ingredients with the cooked beans and liquid in the casserole dish, cover and bake in a 350 oven for 90 min.