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40-yrs-to-get-it-right Boston Baked Bean

January 30, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Grains, Meats		Vegetable	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Dried great northern, navy
		or pea beans
6	c	Water
2		Bay leaves
2	t	Salt
6	T	Dark molasses
1/2	t	Dry powdered mustard
1		Onion, peeled
1	lb	Moderately-fat beef, chuck
		flanken or the like or-
1/2	lb	Salt pork -or-
1	T	Vegetable oil
		none of these is necessary
		if you prefer to omit

INSTRUCTIONS

IT-TOOK-FORTY-YEARS-TO-GET-IT-RIGHT BOSTON BAKED BEANS  Soak beans at
least overnight in the 6 cups of water (longer is even  better).
Drain, cover with fresh water, add the bay leaves, and  simmer covered
until very tender, about two hours.  Drain, place half  in a bean pot
or other casserole with a tight-fitting top. Add all  other
ingredients. Place remaining beans in pot, cover with boiling  water,
and bake tightly covered (use a sheet of heavy aluminum foil  tightly
crimped around the top if your casserole doesn't have a  cover) in a
325 degree F (160 degree C) oven for about 7 hours.  Remove top, pull
piece of meat (if using) to top of mixture so it can  brown, and bake
another hour uncovered. (Note: it's a good idea to  check water level
after about 5 hours, and add more boiling water if  necessary to keep
the water level above beans until it's time to  uncover.)  Serve (on
Saturday night, of course) with ketchup or chili sauce, and  steamed
brown bread.  If you want to be quite traditional, reheat  leftovers
and serve with codfish cakes or balls for Sunday breakfast.  Freezes
well, so if your bean pot is large enough, do two pounds at a  time and
stock up.  ESTHER@ROCHGTE.FIDONET.ORG  (ESTHER VAIL)  REC.FOOD.RECIPES
From rec.food.cooking archives.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe
Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 300 Calories From Fat: 226 Total Fat: 25.2g Cholesterol: 24.4mg Sodium: 1436.2mg Potassium: 294.4mg Carbohydrates: 15.9g Fiber: 1.4g Sugar: 11.6g Protein: 2.9g