Honolulu Skillet Beans

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 4 cups cooked small firm beans
• 1 tablespoon blackstrap molasses
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 2 teaspoons prepared mustard
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 grated orange, rind of (= about 1 t)
• 3/4 cup fresh pineapple or 3/4 cup canned crushed pineapple (optional)

Recipe

• 1 saute the onions in a skillet or saucepan until soft and beginning to brown.
• 2 in the meantime, drain the beans in a colander and rinse them under running water.
• 3 in a small bowl, mix the molasses, vinegar and tabasco, mustard, tomato paste, sesame oil, cumin, orange peel and pineapple.
• 4 when theonions are soft, add the beans and the sauce.
• 5 stir gently to distribute the sauce.
• 6 bring to a gentle simmer at a low heat.
• 7 remove the beans from the heat and serve immediately.