Spicy-sweet Barbecued Beans (vegan)

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups dried kidney beans, soaked overnight and drained (save some of the liquid)
• 6 cups water
• 1 onion, finely minced (use a food processor to mince the onion and garlic together)
• 3 -4 garlic cloves, finely minced
• 1 1/2 cups unseasoned tomato sauce (i used a can of organic fire roasted canned tomato sauce)
• 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon spanish smoked paprika (my addition)
• 1/3 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons minced chipotle chiles in adobo (i substituted 1 tablespoon tabasco chipotle sauce)
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce

Recipe

• 1 i soaked the beans the day before in a crock pot. later in the day i drained the soaking water and replaced with fresh water then cooked the beans overnight on low in the crock pot. the next day i drained the beans (saving some of the liquid) and proceeded with the recipe.
• 2 preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 3 dump everything in a lightly oiled casserole dish, cover and bake in a low oven for about 2-3 hours, stirring about once an hour.
• 4 if the beans look like they may be drying out, you can stir in a small amount of leftover bean liquid or some broth.