Boston Baked Beans
"Untried. from What's Cooking America"
- Ready In:
- 4hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
8 cups
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) bag navy beans or (16 ounce) bag pea beans
- 6 cups water
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 lb bacon, diced
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1⁄3 cup molasses
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon mustard powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
directions
- In a large pot, soak navy or pea beans overnight in 6 cups water. Next day, drain beans and return to pot.Add another 6 cups water and baking soda. Bring to a boil.Reduce heat to low and simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat and drain in a colander over a large bowl; reserve liquid.
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. In an ungreased bean pot or large casserole dish, combine beans, bacon,and onion.Add molasses, salt, brown sugar, ground mustard powder, pepper,and a cup of reserved liquid;stir until well blended. Cover bean pot or casserole dish.
- Bake, covered, 2-21/2 hours.Add remaining liquid and stir again.Bake another 1 1/2 hours or until beans are tender.Uncover last 30 minutes of baking.Remove from oven and serve.
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