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Baked Bean Town Crackers
Sweet and tangy baked beans topped with bacon make a great Boston inspired cracker topping.
About This Recipe
| Yield: | makes about 30 crackers |
| Active time: | 25 minutes |
| Total time: | 55 minutes |
| This recipe appears in: | Serious Entertaining: NFL Team-Themed Platters (Crackers and Toppings) |
Ingredients
- 2 pieces bacon
- 1 15-ounce can kidney beans
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons molasses
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1/4 teaspoon mustard
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Worchestire sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- crackers, such as Ritz
Procedures
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1
Line a plate with paper towels. Heat a large, high sided saute pan over medium high heat.
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2
Add bacon and cook until crispy. Remove bacon from pan and place on paper towel lined plate.
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3
Remove all but 1 tablespoon of bacon fat from pan.
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4
Add onions to pan and saute until soft, about 8 minutes.
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5
In a small bowl, whisk together molasses, ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, salt, and pepper.
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6
When onions are cooked, add beans to pan. Stir in sauce.
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7
Reduce heat to medium low and cook beans until sauce has reduced and thickened, about 25 minutes.
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8
Cut bacon into thin vertical strips. Use a slotted spoon to top each cracker with beans. Garnish with a stip of bacon.