Boston baked beans

Boston baked beans

Ingredients/Components

• sugar - 8 Tbsp
• baking soda - 1 tsp
• molasses - 2/3 c
• dry mustard - 2 tsp
• pepper - 1/2 tsp
• pea beans - 2 lb
• salt pork - 1/2 lb

How to make boston baked beans:

Soak beans overnight. In the morning, parboil them for 10 minutes with a teaspoon of baking soda, then run cold water through the beans in a colander. Dice rind of salt pork in 1-inch squares; divide in half. Put half in 2-quart bean pot (bottom). Put beans in pot. Put rest of pork on top. Mix other ingredients with hot water. Pour over beans. Bake in 300° oven for 6 hours. Add more water when needed. Uncover for last 1/2 hour.

Recipe categories: American, Side dish, Beans.