Best Old Fashioned Boston Baked Beans Recipes

OLD FASHIONED BOSTON BAKED BEANS

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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.

Provided by Marsha Gardner

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 lb navy beans,dried
2 qt cold water
1 large onion, sliced
1 Tbsp kosher salt
4 tsp cider vinegar or juice from your pickle jar
1 tsp dry mustard
3 heaping Tbsp brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 c dark molasses
1/4 c ketchup
freshly ground black pepper to taste
hot water if needed
1/2 lb salt pork

Steps:

1. Sort beans. Add cold water and bring to a boil covered. Simmer for 30 minutes.
2. Drain but do not discard liquid. Place onions in the bottom of a bean pot or 10 cup casserole dish.
3. Combine salt, vinegar (or pickle juice-my favorite), mustard, brown sugar, molasses, ketchup, and pepper and turn into pot.
4. Add 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.
5. Serve with a good brown bread.

OLD FASHIONED BOSTON BAKED BEANS

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This recipe came by here from Anne Lindsay's Lighthearted Everyday Cooking. I have been using this recipe since 1991 and believe....if it ain't broke, don't fix it. For us...this is THE recipe. Enjoy! I have tweaked this ever so slightly...only because we like tomatoey beans. Cooking time does not include overnight soaking.

Provided by luvcookn

Categories Beans

Time 7h

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 lb white pea beans
2 medium onions, sliced
1/4 cup molasses
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 cup ketchup, to be added near the end of cooking
1 tablespoon brown sugar, packed
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon black pepper or 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper flakes
4 cups hot water
2 slices bacon, chopped (I used thick slices of bacon, chopped)

Steps:

Rinse beans; discard any discoloured ones. In large saucepan, soak beans overnight; drain. Add water to cover by at least 2 inches. Bring to boil and simmer for 30 minutes; drain.
In bean pot or 8 cup casserole, spread onion slices.
Add drained beans.
Combine molasses, tomato paste, sugar, vinegar, salt, mustard, pepper and hot water.
Pour over beans and top with chopped bacon.
Cover and bake in 250 degree oven for 6 hours; uncover and add about 1/2 cup ketchup -- and stir. Add more water if you need to. Bake uncovered for another hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 232.6, Fat 4.1, SaturatedFat 1.3, Cholesterol 5.1, Sodium 906.1, Carbohydrate 42.2, Fiber 8.8, Sugar 16.8, Protein 8.7

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