Drunken Beans

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2015, America's Test Kitchen TV

Cooking beans with beer and bacon can deliver results as full-flavored and satisfying as a rich stew—or it can lead to a pot of bitter, boozy beans.

SERVES 6 as a main dish

TIME 2 hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To give our Drunken Beans a rich, complex flavor without imparting booziness or bitterness, we used a mixture of beer and tequila. To ensure creamy, intact beans, we brined them overnight, cooked them gently in the oven, and held back the a...

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