Recipe and source notes

Boston Baked Beans

15 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds dry pea beans or navy beans
  • 1 1/2 cups dark molasses
  • 1 tablespoon dry mustard
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 pound salt pork, diced
  • 1 large onion, chopped

Make it step by step

  1. Rinse beans; in a large kettle combine beans and 24 cups (6 quarts) cold water. Bring to boiling; simmer 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand 1 hour. (Or, add beans to water and soak overnight.) Bring to boiling; simmer till beans are tender, about 1 hour. Drain, reserving liquid. Combine molasses, mustard, 1 teaspoon salt. 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and 3 cups reserved cooking liquid. In 6-quart bean pot, mix beans, salt pork, and onion. Stir in molasses mixture. Cover, bake at 300 degrees for 3-1/2 to 4 hours, st

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Adapted from Foodista by Anonymous, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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