Tomato Baked Beans

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups dried beans (your own favourite kind)
• 6 cups water (for soaking beans)
• 2 tablespoons peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups fresh tomatoes, seeds taken out (about 3)
• 1/2 large onion
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fennel seeds, crushed
• 1/3 cup molasses
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
• 4 1/2 cups water
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 soak the beans in 6 cups of water for 8 hours or overnight. drain just before beginning to cook.
• 2 finely chop onion and tomatoes, separately, in a food processor (make sure the juice has been take out of the tomatoes).
• 3 saute onions in a large pot, with the olive oil until translucent, about 3 minutes. add tomatoes and saute for 2 minutes longer, adding the salt and pepper in the process.
• 4 add crushed fennel seeds, and peanut butter and let blend until peanut butter melts. add beans and brown sugar and stir thoroughly.
• 5 add 4 and a half cups of water, and bring it to a boil. bring it to a simmer and slow cook for 3 hours, covered. last hour of it can be uncovered to reduce water. let it cool before serving.