CHEF JOHN'S BOSTON BAKED BEANS

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This is a great side dish with anything!

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Side Dish     Beans and Peas     Baked Bean Recipes

Time 10h45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 pound dry navy beans
6 cups water
1 pinch baking soda
1 bay leaf
6 slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 yellow onion, diced
⅓ cup molasses
¼ cup packed dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon dry mustard powder
1 ½ teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste

Steps:

  • Soak navy beans overnight in a large bowl with enough water by several inches. Drain and place beans into a large Dutch oven or heavy pot with 6 cups water, baking soda, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and boil for 10 minutes. Drain, saving bean-cooking liquid.
  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
  • Transfer beans into clean Dutch oven and stir bacon, onion, molasses, brown sugar, dry mustard, salt, and black pepper into beans. Pour enough of the hot reserved bean liquid in to cover beans; stir.
  • Cover Dutch oven and bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Check liquid level and add more of the reserved bean liquid to bring liquid up to cover beans. Return to oven and continue baking until beans are tender and almost all the liquid has been absorbed, about 1 hour.
  • Raise oven heat to 350; bake beans uncovered in oven until top develops a flavorful crust, 20 to 30 more minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 410.6 calories, Carbohydrate 72.5 g, Cholesterol 10.1 mg, Fat 5.2 g, Fiber 19.2 g, Protein 20.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 860.5 mg, Sugar 23.5 g

Rakesh Bohara
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I made these beans for a barbecue and they were a hit! Everyone loved them.


Sopno Choya
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These beans are delicious! I love the combination of sweet and savory flavors.


Rauf builder
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I followed the recipe exactly and the beans turned out great! I highly recommend this recipe.


Rethabile Sebake
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These beans are a little too sweet for my taste, but they're still good. I think I'll try reducing the amount of brown sugar next time.


Ashley Bleuer
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I've never been a big fan of baked beans, but these are really good! The flavor is perfect and the beans are cooked to perfection.


star asad 2
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These beans are so easy to make and they're so delicious! I love that I can throw them in the slow cooker and forget about them until they're done.


xin yor
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I made these beans for a potluck and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them and asked for the recipe.


Ovidiu Mihaila
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These beans are really good! I love the smoky flavor from the bacon.


Jennifer Kamsi
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I've never made baked beans before, but these were so easy to make and they turned out great! Thanks for the recipe!


ndugwa umar
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These beans are so easy to make and they're so delicious! I'll definitely be making them again.


happy g
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I made these beans for a barbecue and they were a hit! Everyone loved them.


Malik Nomi Agral
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These beans are delicious! I love the combination of sweet and savory flavors.


Ana Moreno
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I followed the recipe exactly and the beans turned out great! I highly recommend this recipe.


Tasswar Sajan
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These beans are a little too sweet for my taste, but they're still good. I think I'll try reducing the amount of brown sugar next time.


Mary Imogean Cabero
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I've never been a big fan of baked beans, but these are really good! The flavor is perfect and the beans are cooked to perfection.


Bilal jan
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These beans are so easy to make and they're so delicious! I love that I can throw them in the slow cooker and forget about them until they're done.


Ibrahim Salaudeen
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I made these beans for a potluck and they were a huge success! Everyone loved them and asked for the recipe. I'll definitely be making them again.


Mutaher Rizvi
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These beans are amazing! I've made them several times now and they're always a hit. I love the sweet and savory flavor of the beans, and the bacon adds a nice smoky flavor. I usually serve them with cornbread or rice, and they're always a crowd-pleas