BOSTON BAKED BEANS
This signature dish of Boston, Massachusetts dates from the 17th century, when the Puritan sabbath - a day on which work was forbidden - was observed from sundown on Saturday until Sunday evening. The baked beans would be started on Saturday morning and then left to cook slowly until dinnertime so that the Puritan housewife did not have to break the sabbath to cook a meal. Leftover beans would then be served for Sunday breakfast or lunch. Boston baked beans were often baked in communal ovens by the local baker, who would collect bean pots from the townspeople on Saturday morning and return the pots of baked beans in time for dinner that night. One of my most treasured possessions is my grandmother's bean pot.
Provided by Alan in SW Florida
Categories Pork
Time 5h30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Soak the beans overnight in water to cover by 3 inches. Or, alternatively: place the beans in a saucepan with water to cover by 2 inches; bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes; remove from the heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour.
- Drain the beans and place them in a large saucepan with 8 cups of water. Bring the beans to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the whole onion, reduce the heat to low and simmer, partially covered, until beans are half tender, about 30 minutes. Drain the beans and discard the onion.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan of boiling water, blanch the salt pork for 3 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a bowl, combine the chopped onion with the molasses, brown sugar, dry mustard, salt, pepper, and cloves. Stir in 2 cups of water.
- Place the beans and reserved salt pork in a 2 1/2-quart casserole or bean pot. Add the bay leaf. Pour the onion-molasses mixture over the beans. Cover tightly and bake for 3 1/2 hours.
- Remove the cover, stir the beans, and continue baking, uncovered, for 30 minutes longer, discard the bay leaf before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 834.1, Fat 25.5, SaturatedFat 8.5, Cholesterol 24.4, Sodium 1018.2, Carbohydrate 127.8, Fiber 29, Sugar 48.1, Protein 28
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