Boston Baked Beans

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    16hrs 8mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    10
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    340
based on 3 ratings

Baked beans are a hearty and flavorful favorite at summer barbecues. They're easy to make at home if you have the time, and they freeze well. Get a step ahead a soak you're beans the night before to have them ready to go!

recipe updated Feb 17, 2022

Ingredients

  • Dried navy beans icon
    Dried navy beans
    500 g
  • Water icon
    Water
    1.15 kg
  • Water icon
    Water
    as needed
  • Baking soda icon
    Baking soda
    2 g
  • Onion icon
    Onion
    1
  • Bacon icon
    Bacon
    200 g
  • Ground cloves icon
    Ground cloves
    1 pinch
  • Cayenne pepper icon
    Cayenne pepper
    1 g
  • Molasses icon
    Molasses
    100 g
  • Brown sugar icon
    Brown sugar
    50 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    8 g
  • Dijon mustard icon
    Dijon mustard
    40 g

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Wooden spoon
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Water
  • kCook icon Dutch oven
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl

Step preview

  1. Add dried navy beans and water to a clean large mixing bowl
  2. Soak overnight in water
  3. Drain with sieve
  4. Transfer to a clean Dutch oven
  5. Add water to the beans until covered
  6. Add baking soda and onion to the beans
  7. Heat until boiling
  8. Simmer - 15 min
  9. Pre-heat oven - 120°C
  10. Add bacon, ground cloves, cayenne pepper, molasses, brown sugar, salt and dijon mustard to a clean small bowl and mix
  11. Add mixture to beans
  12. Stir well until combined
  13. Cover with foil
  14. Bake - approx 5 hr, 120°C
  15. Serve
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