Grilled Strawberry BBQ Sauce Baked Beans
For all my strawberry and bean foodie lovers out there! I can’t wait to make these beans for the next potluck! So delicious and strawberries are so good for us! Soon as I make these beans I’ll snap a photo for the page!
Ingredients
  • 4cups strawberrieshulled, about 1 pound
  • 4teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2cup Heinz ketchupit’s gluten free
  • 1/4cup strawberry jam
  • 1/4cup balsamic vinegar
  • 2tablespoons blackstrap molasses like Bauers which is GFree
  • 2tablespoons gluten-free soy sauce
  • 2teaspoons dijon mustard
  • 1in canned chipotle chileadobochopped
  • 1clove garlicgrated
  • 1/2cup finely diced onions
  • 1/2cup finely diced red bell peppers
  • Two 15-ounce cans pinto beanrinsed and drained
  • 1tablespoon chopped fresh parsleyfor garnish
Instructions
  1. Special equipment: wooden or metal skewers
  2. Preheat a charcoal or gas grill to medium-high heat.
  3. Skewer the strawberries and coat with 2 teaspoons of the vegetable oil. Grill on all sides, 1 1/2 minutes total.
  4. In a medium saucepan, combine the strawberries, ketchup, jam, balsamic vinegar, molasses, soy sauce, mustard, chiles and garlic. Cook over medium-low heat until the strawberries start to break down and all the ingredients combine, about 15 minutes.
  5. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
  6. Using an immersion blender, blend the strawberry mixture until smooth. Continue to cook until the mixture is reduced by a third, about 15 minutes. This will yield about 2 cups sauce.
  7. In a medium cast-iron skillet, heat the remaining 2 teaspoons oil. Add the onions and bell peppers and saute until soft, about 4 minutes. Add the beans and 1 1/2 cups of the sauce. Put the skillet in the oven and cook until the sauce thickens, about 25 minutes. Garnish with parsley and serve
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