Honey, let me tell you about one of my favorite recipes — Baked Black Beans And Sausage Recipe is something I’ve been making for years and it never disappoints! This is the kind of dish that fills the whole kitchen with the most wonderful aroma and has everyone asking when dinner will be ready.
Made with simple, wholesome ingredients like beans, vegetable shortening, pork sausage, this recipe comes together without any fuss. That’s the way Gran likes it — good food that doesn’t keep you in the kitchen all day.
Whether you’re making this for a weeknight dinner or bringing it to a gathering, I promise it will disappear fast. Don’t forget to scroll down and let me know how it turned out in the comments!
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Baked Black Beans And Sausage Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cup Beans
- 4 cup Vegetable Shortening
- 8 ounce Pork Sausage
- 3 cup Onions
- 2 cup Salsa
- 0.5 cup Molasses
- 0.25 cup Brown Sugar
- 2 teaspoon Mustard
- 0.5 teaspoon Salt
- 0.25 teaspoon Black Pepper
- 2 tablespoon Cornstarch
- 2 tablespoon Water
Instructions
- Rinse beans.
- In bowl, cover beans with 3 times their volume of water.
- Let soak for 12 hrs or possibly overnight; drain.
- Use 18- to 24-c. (4.5 to 6 L) slow cooker; cook beans with stock on High for 3 hrs or possibly till tender.
- Add in remaining ingredients except for cornstarch and cool water; cook on High for 3 hrs.
- Whisk cornstarch with cool water; stir into slow cooker.
- Cook on High for 15 to 20 min or possibly till thickened.
- NOTES : Black beans give a modern twist to an old classic.
