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Homemade Baked Beans with Bacon (Southern Style)Nagi

This classic southern style baked beans recipe blends smoky bacon, tangy tomato, and sweet molasses for a comforting meal that’s ready in a flash using your pressure cooker.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 350 kcal

Ingredients
  

Main ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon Oil to start everything sizzling
  • 150 g Chopped bacon for that smoky southern soul
  • 1 medium Onion finely chopped for sweetness
  • 3 cloves Garlic minced or 1 ½ teaspoon garlic paste to punch up flavor
  • 3 cans Red kidney beans drained and rinsed to keep it healthy and smooth
  • ¾ cup Ketchup brings that tangy tomato zip
  • ¾ cup Tomato passata or US tomato puree for rich, fresh sauce
  • ¼ cup Molasses that deep sweetness everybody loves
  • Cider vinegar to balance all that yumminess
  • Mustard powder to balance all that yumminess
  • Worcestershire sauce to balance all that yumminess
  • Cayenne pepper to balance all that yumminess
  • Salt to balance all that yumminess
  • Pepper to balance all that yumminess

Instructions
 

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in your pressure cooker’s sauté mode till it’s nice and hot.
  • Add chopped bacon and cook till it’s browned, crispy, ‘bout 5 to 7 minutes. You’re gonna get that smell that makes your belly rumble.
  • Toss in the finely chopped onion, cook ’til translucent—see it soften in about 3 to 4 minutes. That’s your signal things are coming together.
  • Stir in minced garlic; cook about 1 more minute until it’s fragrant and fancy.
  • Add drained, rinsed beans to the pot. Give it a good stir so every bean gets some bacon love.
  • Pour in ketchup, tomato passata, molasses, cider vinegar, and water. Stir it all up then close that lid good.
  • Seal it, hit pressure cook on high for 15 minutes. When timer ends, let that natural release happen. Wait patient and slow – it’s worth the tender pull you get.
  • Open the lid carefully; the steam cues tell you don’t rush this part. Give it a stir, taste, add salt and pepper if you think it needs more kick.

Notes

Use canned beans for speed, prep onions and garlic while bacon cooks, keep molasses handy, and optionally quick release pressure to save time but natural release gives best texture and flavor.