Spicy Maple Baked Beans
These baked beans get main-course heft from meaty all-beef hot dogs.
Ingredients
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1 cup ketchup
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1 cup pure maple syrup
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1 cup porter or other dark ale
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1/2 cup molasses
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1/2 cup Dijon mustard
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1/2 cup powdered mustard
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1/4 cup red wine vinegar
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1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
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1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
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1 tablespoon chile powder
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1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
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1/2 teaspoon granulated onion
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1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
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Kosher salt
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4 slices of bacon, finely chopped
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1 onion, finely chopped
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4 (15-ounce) cans navy beans, rinsed and drained
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10 all-beef hot dogs, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
Direction
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In a saucepan, combine all the ingredients except the salt, bacon, onion, beans, and hot dogs. Bring the sauce to a boil, whisking to dissolve the sugar. Reduce the heat to moderately low and simmer until reduced by one-third, about 20 minutes. Season with salt.
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Preheat the oven to 325°F. In a large enameled cast-iron casserole, cook the bacon over moderate heat, stirring, until the fat has rendered, 5 minutes. Add the onion and cook until softened, 8 minutes. Stir in the beans, hot dogs, and sauce, cover partially, and bake for 1 hour, until the beans are glazed. Season the beans with salt and serve.
