old fashioned boston baked beans
We lived out side of Boston in a small town when I was in grammar school. I remember a neighbor bringing "Boston Baked Beans" to the house as a welcome to the neighborhood. They were so good. My mom got the recipe and handed it down to me.
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Ingredients
- 2 pounds navy beans,dried
- 2 quarts cold water
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 4 teaspoons cider vinegar or juice from your pickle jar
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 3 heaping tablespoons brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1/2 cup dark molasses
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- - freshly ground black pepper to taste
- - hot water if needed
- 1/2 pound salt pork
How To Make old fashioned boston baked beans
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Step 1Sort beans. Add cold water and bring to a boil covered. Simmer for 30 minutes.
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Step 2Drain but do not discard liquid. Place onions in the bottom of a bean pot or 10 cup casserole dish.
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Step 3Combine salt, vinegar (or pickle juice-my favorite), mustard, brown sugar, molasses, ketchup, and pepper and turn into pot.
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Step 4Add beans and enough hot drained liquid to cover beans. Arrange salt pork on top; cover and bake at 250-degrees for 7-8 hours. Add additional liquid as needed. Remove cover the last hour of cooking so salt pork can brown.
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Step 5Serve with a good brown bread.
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