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Baked Beans - Grand Prize Baked Beans

Here's how you make Baked Beans - Grand Prize Baked Beans
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  • Servings: 6 - 8
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 7 - 8h
    • The following recipe serves 6 - 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 365 grams dry navy beans (dry, 2 cups)
  • 6 cups water
  • 1 1/2 cups water (from liquid reserved from precooking beans, save extra if needed to prevent beans becoming too dry)
  • 1 package (2 ounce) dry onion soup mix
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar (more if you like sweeter baked beans)
  • 1/4 cup light molasses (or to taste, I use about 3 tablespoons, do not use dark molasses)
  • 35 grams cooked pork (diced, 1/4 cup pork diced (I use thick cut bacon)
  • 2 tablespoons mustard (prepared)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
  • 1/2 cup catsup (I like to use a little more, do a taste test)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: In a large bowl cover beans with water, soak overnight, drain

  • Step 2: Place beans in a large pot, add 6 cups of fresh water, bring to boil then simmer for 40 minutes, let stand for 1 1/2 hours, drain reserving 1 1/2 cups of the liquid, place beans in 2 quart bean pot or casserole

  • Step 3: In medium bowl add the 1 12 cups of liquid, onion soup mix, brown sugar, light molasses, pork, prepared mustard and catsup, mix and pour over beans cover with lid

  • Step 4: Bake beans in a pre heated 250 oven for 7 – 8 hours or 350 for 3-4 hours, check occassionally, adding more water if needed, when almost done uncover cook until beans are soft

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