Description
Boston Baked Beans are the quintessential comfort food, featuring a delightful blend of sweet and smoky flavors that will warm your heart. Tender navy beans slowly cooked with molasses, bacon, and spices create a dish that’s perfect for family gatherings or cozy nights at home. With an aroma that fills your kitchen, these beans promise to be a crowd-pleaser at any event.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups dried navy beans (soaked overnight)
- 1 medium yellow onion (finely chopped)
- 1 cup unsulfured molasses
- 4 strips bacon (diced)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Soak the dried navy beans in water overnight.
- In a skillet over medium heat, cook the diced bacon until crispy; reserve drippings.
- Sauté the chopped onion in reserved drippings until translucent.
- In a large bowl, combine soaked beans, sautéed onions, cooked bacon, molasses, brown sugar, mustard, vinegar, salt, and pepper; mix well.
- Transfer to a baking dish, add water to cover beans by an inch, cover with foil, and bake at 300°F (150°C) for 3 hours.
- Remove foil in the last hour of baking to caramelize the top.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (240g)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 560mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 62g
- Fiber: 13g
- Protein: 14g
- Cholesterol: 10mg