Toss Your Baked Beans Recipes and Try Santa Maria-Style Beans Instead - California Grown

Name: Toss Your Baked Beans Recipes and Try Santa Maria-Style Beans Instead - California Grown
Total time: 160 min
Ingredients: 1 pound uncooked Rancho Gordo Santa Maria Pinquito beans; 1 onion (halved); 5 large garlic cloves (smashed); 2 bay leaves; 1 large Anaheim chile; 1 pound smoked thick-cut bacon (diced); 1 white onion (minced (reserve some for garnish)); 4 garlic cloves (minced); 1 teaspoon pure chile powder (such as Rancho Gordo New Mexican Red Chile Powder); 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon mustard powder; 2 cups tomato puree; 1 cup Mexican-style lager; ½ cup brewed coffee; 5 Rancho Meladuco Medjool dates (pitted and chopped); Kosher salt and pepper; Mexican crema for serving (optional)

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Santa Maria-Style Beans put your basic baked beans recipes to shame. This dish is typically served with tri tip, but has enough star power to stand alone as a plant based main.

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Ingredients

1 pound uncooked Rancho Gordo Santa Maria Pinquito beans
1 onion (halved)
5 large garlic cloves (smashed)
2 bay leaves
1 large Anaheim chile
1 pound smoked thick-cut bacon (diced)
1 white onion (minced (reserve some for garnish))
4 garlic cloves (minced)
1 teaspoon pure chile powder (such as Rancho Gordo New Mexican Red Chile Powder)
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon mustard powder
2 cups tomato puree
1 cup Mexican-style lager
½ cup brewed coffee
5 Rancho Meladuco Medjool dates (pitted and chopped)
Kosher salt and pepper
Mexican crema for serving (optional)