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Molasses Baked Beans

Name: Molasses Baked Beans
Total time: 300 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 400g dried haricot or navy beans; 225g smoked streaky bacon, chopped; 1 medium brown onion, chopped; 120ml black treacle or molasses; 50g soft dark brown sugar; 2 tbsp cider vinegar; 1 tsp mustard powder; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper

Slow-cooked, rich and sticky Canadian-style baked beans with smoky bacon and dark molasses.

300 min serves 6 Easy Watch

Ingredients

400g dried haricot or navy beans500g

225g smoked streaky bacon, chopped300g

1 medium brown onion, chopped1 piece

120ml black treacle or molasses454g

50g soft dark brown sugar500g

2 tbsp cider vinegar500ml

1 tsp mustard powder100g

1 tsp salt750g

1/2 tsp black pepper100g

Method

Place the dried beans into a Dutch oven with 6 cups (1.5 L) of water. Soak overnight.
Drain and pour beans back into the pot with enough water to cover the beans by a couple of inches, cook for 30 minutes until they are tender but still firm. Drain beans, making sure to reserve cooking liquid, set aside.
Preheat the oven to 325 °F (160 °C). While the oven is preheating, cook pork over medium-high heat in the Dutch Oven until fat is rendered and pork is beginning to brown, then add the onion cooking until tender.
Add the beans back to the pot, along with molasses, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, ground mustard, salt and pepper and 3 cups (750 mL) of reserved bean water.
Bake uncovered for 3 to 5 hours until the beans are tender, and the sauce has thickened, and the edges of the pot get sticky.
(Note: if beans get dry, add another cup of water.)

Cost to cook

serves 6 · I have the cupboard staples

Mostly estimated prices. Full-pack shop cost · about £4.57 of it is what this recipe actually uses.

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£9.66 est. · serves 6

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