BAKED YELLOW EYED BEANS

BAKED YELLOW EYED BEANS image

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups beans, yellow eyed or 2 cups navy beans or 2 cups peas
12 cups water
1 medium sweet onion, peeled
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon coarse sea salt
1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon black pepper, fresh grind
1/3 cup molasses, dark
1/2 cup maple syrup, pure
1/2 lb bacon, slices hickory smoked or 1/2 lb brown sugar bacon or 1/2 lb maple bacon or 1/2 lb pepper bacon, diced

Steps:

1 Wash the yellow eyed beans in cold water. 2 Rinse and soak in 12 cups of water overnight. 3 Preheat oven to 250 degrees Drain the beans and cover with 12 cups of fresh water. 4 Bring the water to a hard boil and simmer the beans, uncovered, until the skins split. 5 (when they are blown on) Drain and put beans in large casserole. 6 Hide the onion in the middle of the beans, buried down deep. 7 Mix all ingredients except for the bacon and pour over the yellow eyed beans and onion. 8 Mix the diced bacon into the bean mixture. 9 Add enough boiling water to cover the beans, adding more boiling water during cooking, if necessary to keep the beans from drying out. 10 Baked the covered beans in a 250 degree oven for 8 hours. 11 Remove the lid during the last 30 minutes of cooking.