Robust Country Baked Beans
- 2 cups great northern beans, dried
- 1 cup kidney bean, dried
- 23 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 12 cups boiling water
- 14 cup country-style dijon mustard
- 14 cup dark molasses
- 12 lb thick-sliced bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 12 lb salt pork, cubed
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- in dutch oven stir together both beans and add enough cold water to cover beans and soak overnight
- if needed add more water to cover beans**.
- cook over high heat until water comes to a boil, reduce heat to med, continue cooking 30 to 40 minutes or until beans are tender.
- heat oven to 350*F.
- drain beans
- in large bean pot or dutch oven combine beans and remaining ingredients.
- bake, stirring occasionally for 6 to 9 hours or until beans are a rich brown color and sauce has thickened.
- if beans become dry during baking, add 1 to 2 cups water.
- For same day:.
- For same day preparation do not soak beans overnight.
- Instead cook over high heat until water comes to full boil, reduce heat to med, boil 2 minutes, remove from heat, cover let stand for1 hour.
- continue as directed "above" starting at step 2 (look above **).
great northern beans, kidney bean, brown sugar, boiling water, countrystyle, dark molasses, bacon, salt pork, onions
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/robust-country-baked-beans-372242 (may not work)