Mimi's Beans Recipe
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Ingredients: 2 c. navy beans (1 package)
¼ lb. salt pork
2 tsp. dry mustard
½ c. packed dark brown sugar
½ c. molasses
1 medium onion
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Directions:1. Rinse beans well and place in a large bowl. Fill bowl with cold water and allow beans to soak overnight.
2. Drain and rinse beans. Place beans in a large saucepan and fill saucepan with cold water. Assure that saucepan is large enough to hold the beans and at least double the bean volume of water. Bring water to a boil and continue boiling beans for 20-25 minutes. Drain beans saving the “bean” juice.
3. Rinse salt pork and cut into 1” squares. You usually have to purchase more salt pork than you need. If that is the case use the meatiest portion of the salt pork. Cut onion into quarters. Set salt pork and onion aside.
4. In a medium saucepan add ½ cup of bean juice, mustard, brown sugar and molasses. Stirring frequently bring mixture to a boil and remove from heat. Do not over boil mixture.
5. Place ¼ of the cooked beans into the bean pot. Add ½ of the onion and the salt pork. Add another layer of cooked beans (about ½) and then the remaining salt pork and onion. Place the remaining beans into the bean pot. Pour the molasses mixture into the bean pot. Add enough bean juice to assure that beans are covered with liquid. Use water if you should run out of bean juice.
6. Place bean pot on aluminum foil (or old cookie sheet) in oven and bake at 300º for 8 hours. On regular basis check beans and add additional bean juice or water as necessary to assure that they remain covered with liquid. Discontinue adding additional liquid approximately ¾ of an hour before the end of the cooking. |
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