Name: Baked Beans With Slab Bacon and Breadcrumbs
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients: 2 cups dried navy or cannellini beans, soaked overnight; 2 medium onions, 1 halved, 1 thinly sliced; 1 Parmesan rind (optional), plus ½ cup finely grated Parmesan; 1 head garlic, halved crosswise, plus 4 cloves, finely chopped, divided; 2 bay leaves; 2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more; 8 ounces slab bacon, cut into 2x¼” pieces; 1 large shallot, thinly sliced; 4 sprigs thyme plus 1 tablespoon leaves; Freshly ground black pepper; ¼ cup dry white wine; 1½ cups coarsely torn fresh breadcrumbs; 2 tablespoons olive oil

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Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott

This recipe doesn't make sticky-sweet brown sugar baked beans. Think of them like the top crust of a good cassoulet.

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