baked beans that melt in your mouth

Name: Baked beans that melt in your mouth
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) navy beans; 2 cup(s) chicken broth, unsalted; 2 cup(s) water; 2 - whole bay leaves; 4 ounce(s) tomato sauce; 2/3 cup(s) ketchup; 2/3 cup(s) brown sugar, firmly packed; 1 tablespoon(s) yellow mustanrd; 4 ounce(s) package of diced ham; - salt to taste; 1 medium oniion finely diced; 1 medium carrot finely diced

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Dennis Purcell

Ann Arbor, MI

Updated on Feb 24, 2015

I usually make my bean soup and baked beans on the same day. It is the same process up to a point. Uses a whole quart box of chicken broth, a whole can of tomato sauce, a whole package of diced ham. Just makes sense and saves a lot of duplication of time.

Rate

prep time 30 Min

cook time 1 Hr 30 Min

method Bake

yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 cups navy beans
2 cups chicken broth, unsalted
2 cups water
2 - whole bay leaves
4 ounces tomato sauce
2/3 cup ketchup
2/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tablespoon yellow mustanrd
4 ounces package of diced ham
- salt to taste
1 medium oniion finely diced
1 medium carrot finely diced

How To Make baked beans that melt in your mouth

Step 1

cover beans with water and a table spoon of baking soda.Make sure there is plenty of water for the beans to soak up. Let sit over night or even 24 hours.

Step 2

drain and rinse beans, put back in pot with 2 cups water and 2 cups chicken broth, add 2 whole dried bay leaves. Simmer at low heat until the beans are just tender, about an hour. Keep adding water as necessary so the beans don't burn.
Step 3

add the carrots, onion, tomato sauce, brown sugar, ham, ketchup, mustard, continue to simmer until all is tender. Continue to add water as necessary without getting to watered down.
Step 4

When all is tender, remove bay leaves and discard, place in a bean pot and bake at 350 for about an hour and a half. The beans will not be whole probably, starting to break down into a semi solid.
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