My Mothers Boston Baked Beans
From rescue_ranger 15 years ago
- 420 minutes to make
- Serves 8
Passed down from my Brother in Laws family who are from Boston recipe has been in the family since the 1800, made the colonial way full of rich flavor and tradition Also see my Steamed Brown Bread recipe to have with this
Ingredients
- 16 ounces (2 cups) dry navy beans shopping list
- 2 quarts cold water shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/2 cup molasses shopping list
- 1/3 cup brown sugar shopping list
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard shopping list
- 4 ounces salt pork shopping list
- 1 medium onion, chopped shopping list
How to make it
- 1) Rinse beans; add to water in saucepan.
- Bring to boiling and simmer 2 minutes; remove from heat. Cover; let stand 1 hour. (Or add beans to cold water; soak overnight.)
- 2) Add salt to beans and water; cover and simmer till beans are tender, about 1 hour. Drain, reserving liquid.
- 3) Measure 2 cups liquid, adding water if needed; mix with molasses, brown sugar, and mustard.
- 4) Cut salt pork in half; score one half. Grind or thinly slice remainder. In 2-quart bean pot or casserole (I prefer the bean pot), 5) combine beans, onion and ground salt pork. Pour molasses mixture over. Top with scored pork.
- 6) Cover; bake in 300 oven for 5 to 7 hours. Add more liquid if needed.
- Makes 8 servings.
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these are the greatest baked beans thanks high5
momo_55grandma
in Mountianview loved it
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SOUNDS WONDERFUL, BRING ON THE CRUSTY BREAD!
txbackyardcook
in FORT WORTH loved it
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This is how my grandmother made um. Good enough to make you slap yo mama.
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in kenner loved it
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