Boston Baked Beans
- 4 ounces salt pork, trimmed of rind and cut into 1/2 pieces 2 ounces bacon, cut into 1/4 pieces (about 2 slices)
- 1 medium onion, chopped fine
- 1/2 cup mild molasses, plus
- 1 tablespoon mild molasses
- 1 1/2 tablespoons brown mustard
- 1 lb small dried white bean, rinsed and picked over (but NOT SOAKED or boiled at all... just dry beans)
- 9 cups water
- salt
- 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
- ground black pepper
- Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position; heat oven to 300 degrees.
- Add salt pork and bacon to 8-quart Dutch oven; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and most fat is rendered, about 7 minutes.
- Add onion and continue to cook stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 8 minutes.
- Add 1/2 cup molasses, mustard, beans, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, and 9 cups water; increase heat to medium-high and bring to boil; cover pot and set in oven.
- Bake until beans are tender, about 4 hours, stirring once after 2 hours.
- Remove lid and continue to bake until liquid has thickened to syrupy consistency, 1 to 1 1/2 hours longer.
- Remove beans from oven; stir in remaining tablespoon of molasses, vinegar, and additional salt and pepper to taste.
salt pork, onion, mild molasses, molasses, brown mustard, white bean, water, salt, cider vinegar, ground black pepper
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/boston-baked-beans-99919 (may not work)