Almost Boston Baked Beans Food

CHEF JOHN'S BOSTON BAKED BEANS

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.

BOSTON BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Prepare beans: Rinse well and discard any stones or shriveled beans.
• Soak beans in water in a 5 quart Dutch oven, using the overnight or quick soak method.
• Overnight Method: Cover each cup of dried beans with 3 cups of water; let stand for a minimum of 12 hours.
• Quick Soak Method: Add beans to boiling water, allowing 3 cups of water for each cup of beans, bring back to the boil and boil for 2 minutes; remove from heat, cover and leave for an hour, then cook in same water.
• Bring mixture to a boil, add salt, reduce heat, cover and simmer for an hour.
• Stir in molasses and next 3 ingredients.
• Stud the onion with the cloves; tuck onion & ham bone (or salt pork) into the beans.
• Cover and bake in a 250F oven for about 7 hours; check & stir about once an hour.
• Add more water to keep beans moist but not too wet OR remove lid to thicken mixture through evaporation; it all depends on your preference for thick or runny!
• Discard cloves, chop onion and return to mixture.
• Remove meat from ham bone (or cut salt pork into pieces, discarding fat) and return to mixture.

BOSTON BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Soak the beans in a large bowl of cold water for at least 4 hrs or overnight. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Drain and rinse the beans and put in a large flameproof casserole with 1.5 litres water. Boil for 10 mins, skimming off any scum that appears on the surface.
• Add the onion, celery, carrot, Dijon mustard, sugar, treacle or molasses and tomato purée. Stir until everything is well mixed, then bury the piece of pork in among the beans. Cover tightly and cook in the oven for 2-2½ hrs until the beans and pork are very tender. Check halfway through the cooking time and top up with hot water from the kettle if necessary.
• Take the pork out of the pot. Cut into large chunks and serve with the beans, sprinkled with parsley.

NOT YOUR ORDINARY BOSTON BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown ground beef and onion. Drain any grease.
• In a 9 x 13 inch baking dish, combine meat mixtured and remaining ingredients. Bake at 350° for 1 hour.

THE BEST BOSTON BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Use California pea beans, York State beans or small white navy beans.
• Soak beans overnight. Ensure water covers the beans by 4 - 5 inches. The beans will soak up the water.
• In the morning, preheat oven to 325°F
• Place the baking soda in a large pot and fill half way with water. Bring to a boil and add the beans. Boil for 10 minutes. Drain beans in a colander and run cold water through them. Set aside.
• Cut the bacon into 1 inch lengths. Put half of the bacon on the bottom of a 2 1/2 quart casserole dish (needs lid). Add the onion. Put beans in the casserole. Put the remaining bacon on top of the beans.
• Mix the sugar, molasses, mustard, salt and pepper with 3 cups of hot water and pour over the beans. Cover the casserole with the lid and place in preheated oven.
• Bake for 6 hours. Check the casserole periodically to check the amount of liquid. Add water to the beans slowly as needed to keep them moist; do not flood them.
• Remove the casserole from the oven and serve.

BOSTON BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Heat oil in large skillet on medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender.
• Place onions in 1-1/2-quart casserole dish or bean pot. Add remaining ingredients; mix well.
• Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour or until liquid is almost completely absorbed and bean mixture is heated through.

BOSTON BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Sort beans and rinse in cold water. Place beans in a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker; add 4 cups water. Cover and let stand overnight., Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid. Return beans to slow cooker; add salt pork., In a small bowl, combine the onion, brown sugar, molasses, sugar, mustard, salt, cloves, pepper and remaining water. Pour mixture over beans; stir to combine., Cover and cook on low for 10-12 hours or until beans are tender.

ALMOST BOSTON BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Wash and pick through the beans.
• Place in a large pot, cover with a few inches of water and bring to a boil. Boil hard for 2 minutes, remove from heat and let sit covered for 1 hour.
• Drain in a colander and rinse and dry pot to use again.
• Heat pot over medium heat and add bacon, cooking to almost crisp. You may remove most of the rendered fat but I like to leave it in for the flavour.
• Add onions and saute for 3 minutes, then add garlic and saute a couple more minutes until both are softening but not brown.
• Add 4 cups of the water, the molasses, syrup, chile sauce, mustard, worcestershire and pepper. Bring to a boil.
• IMPORTANT: do not add any salt or the vinegar. These must be added at the very end or the beans may not soften.
• Add drained beans, bring to a boil again and then place in a large casserole dish or roaster and cover.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 300 degrees. Check after 2 hours for doneness and for liquid level, then every half hour after that. If beans are not done but liquid is almost gone add a small amount of water. Don't add too much especially toward the end.
• When beans are very soft carefully stir in the vinegar and salt to taste. Let rest 20 minutes before serving.
• I like to transfer these to a crockpot when they are almost all soft and keep on low for a few hours, checking now and then.