Boston Baked Beans

Serves 8 · 30 min prep · 300 min cook

Ingredients

• 1 lb navy beans, dried
• 8 oz salt pork or thick bacon
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp dry mustard
• 2 tbsp ketchup or tomato paste optional
• to taste salt and pepper
• as needed boiling water

Instructions

1. 1Soak beans overnight; simmer until just tender.
2. 2Layer beans with salt pork and onion in a bean pot.
3. 3Mix molasses, sugar, mustard, and seasonings with hot water; pour over.
4. 4Bake low and slow for hours, adding water so beans stay moist and saucy.
5. 5Serve with brown bread if you have it.