Joe Beef'S Lentils Like Baked Beans

• 4 slices bacon, finely diced
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 cups red lentils, picked over and rinsed
• 4 cups water
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup, plus more as needed
• 2 tablespoons neutral oil, like grapeseed, vegetable, or canola
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar, plus more as needed
• 2 tablespoons Colman's dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more as needed
• 1 bay leaf
• Salt

1. Preheat the over to 350u0b0 F (180u0b0 C). In an ovenproof pot with a lid, fry the bacon over medium-high heat until crisp. Add the onion and cook, stirring, for about 4 minutes, or until softened. Then add the garlic and cook for 1 minute longer.
2. Add the lentils, water, ketchup, maple syrup, oil, vinegar, mustard, pepper, and bay leaf. Stir well and season with salt. Bring to a boil. Cover, place in the oven, and bake for 45 minutes, or until the lentils are tender.
3. Taste and correct the seasoning with salt, pepper, maple syrup, and vinegar. Serve hot now or later.

bacon, onion, garlic, red lentils, water, ketchup, maple syrup, neutral oil, cider vinegar, mustard, freshly ground black pepper, bay leaf, salt

Taken from food52.com/recipes/31135-joe-beef-s-lentils-like-baked-beans (may not work)