Classic Boston Baked Beans
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Beans
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 6
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2             pounds  navy beans
  1           teaspoon  baking soda
  1                     onion
  1              pound  bacon
     1/2           cup  sugar
     2/3           cup  molasses
  2          teaspoons  dry mustard
  4          teaspoons  salt
     1/2      teaspoon  pepper
 

Preparation:

combine beans and baking soda with 4 quarts water in a dutch oven, over a moderate flame heat to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes, drain, rinse, and drain well place onion in the bottom of a large casserole or dutch oven add half of the diced bacon add beans and top with remaining bacon combine sugar, molasses, mustard, salt, and pepper-mix well pour evenly over beans add enough water to barely cover, do not stir bake @ 300 degrees for 2 hours, stir bake @ 300 degrees for 2 hours, adding water only as needed bake @ 300 degrees for a total of 6 hours serve hot

 

Nutritional Information:

1114 Calories (kcal); 39g Total Fat; (31% calories from fat); 57g Protein; 136g Carbohydrate; 64mg Cholesterol; 2874mg Sodium