Boston Baked Beans Howland Recipes

BOSTON BAKED BEANS HOWLAND

Steps:

• In a bowl cover beans with water by 2 inches and soak overnight.
• Drain beans in a colander and transfer to a 4-quart heavy kettle. Cover beans with water by 3 inches and simmer, covered, 1 hour, or until tender. Drain beans in colander, discarding cooking liquid.
• In a small saucepan bring 2 cups water to a boil and whisk in molasses, sugar, salt, and mustard until combined well.
• Pour half of beans into kettle and top with half of onion. Layer salt pork over onion and top with remaining beans and onion. Pour molasses mixture over bean mixture and cook, covered, adding more water at hourly intervals to keep beans covered, 6 hours, or until beans are very tender.

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.

CLASSIC BOSTON BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Soak beans in cold water to cover overnight in a large bowl. Drain in a colander.
• Heat oven to 300 degrees. Arrange onions in the bottom of a bean pot or Dutch oven. Top, working in order, beginning with tomatoes, and continuing with bay leaves, dry mustard, cloves, brown sugar, and salt and pepper. Add soaked beans and pour over molasses. Top evenly with salt pork. Add 5 cups water and cover.
• Transfer to oven and bake, without stirring, until the beans are tender and the liquid has thickened, about 6 hours. Check the beans every 45 minutes, adding hot water, if necessary, to keep beans slightly soupy at all times. Remove from oven, and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper, if necessary, before serving.

BOSTON BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight in cold water. Simmer the beans in the same water until tender, approximately 1 to 2 hours. Drain and reserve the liquid.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Arrange the beans in a 2 quart bean pot or casserole dish by placing a portion of the beans in the bottom of dish, and layering them with bacon and onion.
• In a saucepan, combine molasses, salt, pepper, dry mustard, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and brown sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil and pour over beans. Pour in just enough of the reserved bean water to cover the beans. Cover the dish with a lid or aluminum foil.
• Bake for 3 to 4 hours in the preheated oven, until beans are tender. Remove the lid about halfway through cooking, and add more liquid if necessary to prevent the beans from getting too dry.

BOSTON BAKED BEANS HOWLAND

Steps:

• In a bowl combine beans with water to cover by 2 inches and soak overnight.
• Drain beans in a colander and transfer to a 4-quart heavy skillet. Add water to cover beans by 3 inches and simmer covered, 1 hour, or until tender. Drain beans in colander, discarding cooking liquid.
• In a small saucepan bring 2 cups water to a boil and whisk in molasses, sugar, salt, and mustard until combined well.
• Pour half of beans into kettle and top with half of onion. Layer salt pork over onion and top with remaining beans and onion. Pour molasses mixture over bean mixture and cook, covered, adding more water at hourly intervals to keep beans covered, 6 hours, or until beans are very tender.