Baked Beans

Name: Baked Beans
Yield: 6–8 servings
Ingredients: 1 lb. dried white beans (such as navy, Great Northern, or pea); 6 cups water; 1 medium onion, finely chopped (about 1/2 cup); 6 oz. salt pork; 2/3 cup molasses; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 1 TB. powdered mustard; 1/2 tsp. salt, or salt to taste; 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper; 1/8 tsp. ground cloves, or 2 whole cloves

From: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking Basics

Servings: 6–8 servings

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Ronnie's Notes

This recipe may spoil you. Once you taste homemade baked beans, you may never want to eat the canned kind again.

Tips: Second Thoughts For more gently flavored beans, substitute 3/4 cup maple syrup for the molasses and sugar. This recipe is a “New England-style” version. You may substitute lima beans and add an 8-ounce can of tomato sauce to make Pennsylvania-style beans.

Difficulty: Intermediate

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1 lb. dried white beans (such as navy, Great Northern, or pea)
6 cups water
1 medium onion, finely chopped (about 1/2 cup)
6 oz. salt pork
2/3 cup molasses
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 TB. powdered mustard
1/2 tsp. salt, or salt to taste
1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1/8 tsp. ground cloves, or 2 whole cloves

Instructions

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Rinse and drain the beans.

Place them in a large saucepan, cover them with water, and bring the water to a boil over high heat.

Boil .

Remove the pan from the heat, cover the pan, and set it aside or more.

Return the pan to the heat and bring the mixture to a simmer over moderate heat.

Cook the beans .

Preheat the oven to 300°F.

Add the onion to the beans and stir.

Remove and discard the rind from the salt pork, if there is one.

Cut the pork into bite-size chunks and add it, and the remaining ingredients, to the beans.

Stir the beans to blend ingredients.

Pour the mixture into a casserole, cover, and bake 3–, stirring the beans occasionally, until they are tender and the sauce has thickened to a gravy-like consistency.

Peek at the beans once in awhile.

If they become too dry during cooking time, add water 1/4 cup at a time.

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