Indulge in a culinary journey with our Sweet and Spicy Beans, a tantalizing dish that blends the perfect balance of sweet and savory flavors. This versatile recipe offers three delightful variations: classic, vegetarian, and spicy, catering to diverse preferences and dietary choices.
The classic recipe forms the foundation of this dish, featuring tender beans simmered in a delectable sauce made with brown sugar, ketchup, mustard, and a hint of Worcestershire sauce. The result is a harmonious blend of sweet and tangy flavors that will tantalize your taste buds.
For those seeking a meatless option, the vegetarian variation offers a hearty and flavorful alternative. Black beans take center stage, complemented by a medley of colorful vegetables, including corn, bell peppers, and onions. The sauce, infused with a combination of spices, creates a symphony of flavors that will satisfy even the most discerning palate.
If you crave a dish that packs a punch, the spicy variation is sure to deliver. Red kidney beans are slow-cooked in a robust sauce brimming with chili powder, cayenne pepper, and a touch of chipotle peppers. This fiery rendition promises to ignite your taste buds and leave you craving more.
Each recipe is meticulously crafted to ensure an explosion of flavors, whether you prefer the classic, vegetarian, or spicy version. So, embark on this culinary adventure and treat yourself to a delightful meal that will leave you craving more.
SWEET AND SPICY BAKED BEANS
This recipe is a hit with guests and family. It's sweet, simple and delicious, and someone always asks for the recipe. -Elliot Wesen, Arlington, Texas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 1h5m
Yield 14 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Stir in half the onions and bacon. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining onions and bacon. Bake, uncovered, 5-10 minutes longer or until bubbly.
Nutrition Facts : Fat 9 g fat (3 g saturated fat), Cholesterol 10 mg cholesterol, Sodium 860 mg sodium, Carbohydrate 46 g carbohydrate, Fiber 7 g fiber, Protein 7 g protein.
SWEET AND SPICY GREEN BEANS
The flavors of this side dish are intense! It is great as a starter to an Asian menu, or as a significant addition to a light stir-fry meal.
Provided by COOKOFTHEHOUSE
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Green Beans
Time 25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Arrange a steamer basket in a pot over boiling water, and steam the green beans 3 to 4 minutes.
- In a bowl, mix the soy sauce, garlic, garlic chili sauce, and honey.
- Heat the canola oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the green beans, and fry for 3 to 5 minutes. Pour in the soy sauce mixture. Continue cooking and stirring 2 minutes, or until the liquid is nearly evaporated. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 58.7 calories, Carbohydrate 8.6 g, Fat 2.4 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 2.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 513 mg, Sugar 2.9 g
SWEET & SPICY BEANS
My husband and I love this sweet and savory bean dish. It can be enjoyed as a side, but it's also fun for tortilla and corn chip dipping. -Sondra Pope, Mooresville, North Carolina
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 5h10m
Yield 12 servings (2/3 cup each).
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first nine ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours. Top with green onions if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 201 calories, Fat 2g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 4mg cholesterol, Sodium 712mg sodium, Carbohydrate 36g carbohydrate (13g sugars, Fiber 7g fiber), Protein 9g protein.
ROBIN'S SWEET AND SPICY BLACK BEANS
These are famous in my family, and I always get asked for the recipe. Serve with rice or in tacos for a yummy and healthy meal!
Provided by Robin B.
Categories 100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes Vegan
Time 1h30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Warm oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in onion, and cook about 2 minutes; then stir in garlic, and cook until onion is soft and translucent. Stir in tomatoes, cilantro, and sugar. Season with cayenne pepper, chili powder, cumin, and ground cinnamon. Cook for 10 minutes. Stir in black beans, and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer 1 hour or longer.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 100.1 calories, Carbohydrate 17 g, Fat 3.7 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.5 g, Sodium 412.9 mg, Sugar 10.3 g
CROCK POT SWEET AND SPICY PORK OR BEEF RIBS AND BEANS
For this recipe the ribs need to be browned under the broiler first for extra flavor. You can also cook this in a 300 degree oven.
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Pork
Time 5h30m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place the drained beans in the crock pot; set aside.
- Cut the pork or beef ribs into serving-size pieces, then season with seasoned salt and black pepper.
- Place the ribs in a broiler pan, then broil in oven for about 20-25 minutes, turning once.
- Add the browned ribs to the slow cooker and then sprinkle the onion, fresh garlic and green pepper over the ribs.
- In a saucepan combine the BBQ sauce, jalapeno jelly and Tabasco hot sauce; cook stirring over low heat until melted and combined.
- Pour the mixture over the ribs and toss to coat with the sauce.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for about 5-6 hours or on LOW for about 9-10 hours.
- Remove the ribs and skim off any fat from the sauce.
- Arrange the ribs over the bean mixture.
SWEET AND SPICY BARBECUED PINTO BEANS
From the RSVP section of an old Bon Appetit Magazine. Recipe is courtesy of C Lazy U Ranch in Colorado. Can be made 1 day ahead and refrigerated. Prep time does not include overnight soaking time for beans.
Provided by DailyInspiration
Categories Onions
Time 1h50m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Place pinto beans in heavy large pot. Add enough water to pot to cover beans by 3 inches; let soak overnight. Drain beans. Return beans to pot. Add 5 cups water, chopped onion, garlic and bay leaf and bring to a boil. Boil until beans are just tender, stirring occasionally, about 55 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients and simmer until beans are very tender and flavors blend, about 30 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.
SWEET AND SPICY BAKED RED BED BEANS
Provided by Food Network
Time 1h20m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
- In a large, heavy-bottomed, ovenproof pot, on medium heat, cook the onions with the butter and bacon until tender. Turn the heat up to high and add the garlic, ginger, tomato, spices, and sugar. Stir until vegetables start to lightly caramelize. Add the vinegar, mustard and stock. Stir in the beans. Cover and place in the oven for 1 hour. Remove from oven. The beans should have absorbed a lot of the liquid, if the beans are soupy place on top of the stove and cook over medium heat until the desired consistency is reached. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
SPICY AND SWEET GREEN BEANS
These green beans are a family favorite! Serve with any pork recipe containing apples for a pleasant taste bud surprise!
Provided by Debbie Kumanchik
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Green Beans
Time 30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place the bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towel.
- Drain and discard liquid from 1 can of green beans; empty both cans into a saucepan over low heat. Bring to a simmer; add bacon and sweet onion.
- Increase heat to medium-low. Stir cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg into the green beans. Cook the mixture until the onions are transparent but not yet soft, about 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 60.5 calories, Carbohydrate 9.8 g, Cholesterol 3.3 mg, Fat 1.5 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.5 g, Sodium 302.2 mg, Sugar 5.7 g
SWEET AND SPICY KIDNEY BEANS
I came up with this on a night when I had nothing in the kitchen. I was trying to follow a low fat vegetarian diet at the time, and this actually was very satisfying. I couldn't call them barbecue beans, because...well, because they're not! It's very easy, quick and nutritious, almost like chili, but not quite. All measurements given are estimations.
Provided by JMS0173
Categories Beans
Time 30m
Yield 2-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Spray non stick skillet with olive oil to lightly coat (if using something that is not non stick, you may have to use more oil.) When hot, add onions.
- After those just start to wilt, add garlic and dry spices.
- Continue until aromatic and golden.
- Add tomatoes and cook until they soften and release liquid.
- Reduce heat and add remaining ingredients.
- Simmer until slightly thickened.
- If mixture gets too thick, add water.
- Serve as a side dish or with noodles or rice.
- I had them as a main course with no-yolk egg noodles and it was surprisingly good.
SWEET AND SPICY BAKED BEANS
These are a delicious blend of sweet and spicy. Use the greater amount of molasses if you like a thicker sweeter taste like I do :). I wrote down this recipe from a magazine ( I can't remember which one), and tweaked it just a little.
Provided by Sheila36
Categories Beans
Time 4h15m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cook bacon in dutch oven until crisp. Drain all but 1 T. of fat.
- Add onions and cook until lightly browned.
- Add tomato paste, cook 2 minutes.
- Add remaining ingredients, and 4 cups of the water.
- Bring to a boil, cover and transfer to the oven. Bake for 3 hours.
- Stir in the remaining 1 C water and bake 1 more hour until tender but not falling apart.
- Stir in salt.
SWEET AND SPICY GREEN BEANS
I found this on "allrecipes.com" and it's delicious and easy. I did not steam the green beans first, just put them in the oil and stir-fried for about 5 minutes or so, then added the liquid ingredients. I like my beans a little crisper. I also used Texas Pete sauce instead of chili sauce. Any hot sauce will do.
Provided by LK Devildog
Categories Vegetable
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Arrange a steamer basket in a pot over boiling water, and steam the green beans 3 to 4 minutes.
- In a bowl, mix the soy sauce, garlic, garlic chili sauce, and honey.
- Heat the canola oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the green beans, and fry for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Pour in the soy sauce mixture. Continue cooking and stirring 2 minutes, or until the liquid is nearly evaporated.
- Serve immediately.
SPICY-SWEET BBQ PINTO BEANS
A nice "southwestern" touch to regular pinto beans. Feel free to spice them up with additional hot sauce or jalapenos. A great bbq side dish. *Prep time does not include soaking the beans overnight.
Provided by Daily Inspiration S
Categories Other Side Dishes
Time 1h50m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- 1. Place beans in a dutch oven with enough water to cover the beans by 3 inches and let soak overnight.
- 2. Drain beans and return them to the pot. Add 5 cups of water, chopped onion, garlic, and the bay leaf to the pot. Bring to a boil and cook until just tender, stirring occasionally - approx. 1 hour.
- 3. Stir in remaining ingredients and simmer until beans are very tender and flavors have blended well - approx. 30 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
CRAIG'S SWEET & SPICY CROCKPOT BBQ BEANS
Adapted from a friend's amazing baked beans recipe, this is a very flexible, crowd pleasing dish. It freezes well so I usually make a double batch and freeze it in single portions for work week lunches or quick sides for dinner. Adapt it to whatever ingredients you have on hand, keeping the ratios of ingredients similar. You can use canned beans. This is a super flexible recipe, I've made it with all sorts of variations (more/less vinegar, using Indian BBQ sauce instead of ketchup, using corn syrup instead of molasses, using bacon/Spanish chorizo/Italian salami) and had it turn out about the same every time.
Provided by Papagayita
Categories Beans
Time 4h30m
Yield 1 large casserole, 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- To cook the beans:
- 1. Put beans, bouillon, pork, garlic and bay leaf in crock pot.
- 2. Add water to about 1-2 inches over the beans.
- 3. Cook on high until soft, ~3 hours or overnight (8 hours) on low. Cooking for a longer period (aka overnight) won't hurt them, just make them softer and more creamy.
- To make the sauce:.
- 1. Saute onions, peppers and garlic in a little bit of oil (I use a tsp of bacon fat if I have it) ~10 minutes until softened and brown.
- 2. Add rest of ingredients, stir, bring to a boil, and simmer on low until mixture has thickened to a syrupy consistency and onions and peppers are very soft.
- 3. Mix in beans, pour into large pan, cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 F for one hour (or longer). Remove foil about 15 minutes before end of cooking time to let top brown.
- 4. Beans are best if served the next day (I usually make this in the evening and let the beans sit in cooling oven overnight). Will keep for one week or more in fridge, great to freeze and reheat later.
- Note: ****My secret ingredient is a can of dr. pepper (diet is fine) added with the rest of the liquid ingredients in the sauce.
SPICY BEANS ON BAKED SWEET POTATO
Make and share this Spicy Beans on Baked Sweet Potato recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Bunny Erica
Categories Beans
Time 1h30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 210 degrees (gas 6-7).
- Rinse the sweet potatoes, then pierce with a small sharp knife. Place them on a baking.
- tray and bake for 1-1½ hours, or until soft.
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan and cook the onion over a medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until very soft and golden. Add garlic and spices, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
- Add the tomato and stock, stir well, then add the vegetables and beans.
- Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, partially covered, for 20 minutes.
- Uncover, increase the heat slightly, and cook.
- for a further 10-15 minutes, or until the liquid had reduced and thickened. Stir in the coriander leaves just before serving.
- To serve, cut the sweet potatoes in half lengthways. Spoon the vegetable mixture over the top. Add a dollop of light (soy) sour cream and sprinkle with grated (soy) cheddar cheese.
SWEET AND SPICY GREEN BEANS
Steps:
- Arrange a steamer basket in a pot over boiling water, and steam the green beans 3 to 4 minutes. In a bowl, mix the soy sauce, garlic, garlic chili sauce, and honey. Heat the canola oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the green beans, and fry for 3 to 5 minutes. Pour in the soy sauce mixture. Continue cooking and stirring 2 minutes, or until the liquid is nearly evaporated. Serve immediately.
INSTANT POT SWEET AND SPICY BBQ BEANS
The perfect summer barbecue side dish: Sweet and Spicy BBQ Beans made from scratch in your Instant Pot, no soaking required.
Provided by Steph
Categories Side
Yield 10-12
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Add beans, water, and salt to your instant pot. Cook on manual, using high pressure, for about 25 minutes (20 minutes for firmer beans, 30 minutes for very soft beans). Allow the pressure to manually release.
- Remove the lid, and pour the beans into a strainer. Rinse with cold water and set aside.
- Set instant pot to saute and heat the bacon until it starts to brown. Drain some of the grease, then add the onions (optional) and cook until tender.
- Turn the instant pot off and add ketchup, bbq, chilies, syrup, and mustard. Stir, making sure to scrape the bottom of the Instant Pot. Add the beans back in to the instant pot and stir until completely combined.
- Replace the lid, turn the steam valve to sealing and cook on manual, using high pressure, for 15 minutes. Naturally release the pressure. Open the lid and stir, then serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Servingsize 1 serving, Calories 1198 kcal, Fat 22 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Cholesterol 28 mg, Sodium 7111 mg, Carbohydrate 188 g, Sugar 85 g, Protein 67 mg
Tips:
- Use dried beans: Dried beans are more flavorful and economical than canned beans. If you use dried beans, be sure to soak them overnight before cooking.
- Use a variety of beans: Don't be afraid to mix and match different types of beans in your dish. This will add flavor and texture.
- Don't overcook the beans: Overcooked beans will be mushy and lose their flavor. Cook the beans until they are just tender, but still have a slight bite to them.
- Use a flavorful liquid: The liquid you use to cook the beans will add flavor to the dish. Use a broth, stock, or water that has been flavored with spices or herbs.
- Add vegetables: Vegetables will add flavor, texture, and nutrients to your dish. Try adding onions, garlic, carrots, celery, or bell peppers.
- Add spices and herbs: Spices and herbs will add flavor and complexity to your dish. Try adding chili powder, cumin, paprika, oregano, or thyme.
- Add a sweetener: A little bit of sweetness will balance out the spiciness of the dish. Try adding brown sugar, honey, or maple syrup.
- Serve with your favorite sides: Sweet and spicy beans can be served with a variety of sides, such as rice, potatoes, or salad.
Conclusion:
Sweet and spicy beans are a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are a good source of protein, fiber, and nutrients. With a little creativity, you can easily create a sweet and spicy bean dish that is perfect for your taste.
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