Swedish Brown Beans

Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups brown beans, dried (use swedish brown beans if possible)
• 6 cups water
• 1/2 cup distilled vinegar
• 1/2 cup corn syrup, dark
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 cinnamon stick, small
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Recipe

• 1 pick over and rinse the beans.
• 2 add the water and soak the beans at least 12 hours.
• 3 bring the beans and soaking water to a boil.
• 4 cover the pan and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
• 5 add the salt, vinegar, syrup, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon stick.
• 6 stir to mix.
• 7 simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour, or until the beans are tender.
• 8 the liquid should be as thick as a sauce at the end of the cooking period.
• 9 if the liquid is not thickened, turn up the heat for 10 minutes, or until the liquid is reduced.
• 10 remove the cinnamon stick.
• 11 serve hot.