Baked Beans
Classic New England-style baked beans made with dried navy beans, salt pork, and maple syrup. These beans are slowly baked until tender and flavored with onions, garlic, and mustard for a rich, hearty dish.
Ingredients
- •1 lb dried navy beans
- •¼ lb salt pork
- •4½ cups water
- •1 large onion
- •2 cloves garlic
- •½ cup Grade B maple syrup
- •1 tablespoon dry English mustard
- •1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Pick over and rinse 1 lb dried navy beans (2 1/4 cups). Soak in cold water to cover by 2 inches at least 8 hours. Alternatively, quick-soak beans (see cooks' note, below). Drain.
480 min
- 2.
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Rinse and pat dry 1 (1/4-lb) piece salt pork (rind discarded), then cut into 3 pieces.
15 min
- 3.
Put beans and pork in an ovenproof 3-quart heavy pot with a lid. Add 4 1/2 cups water, 1 large onion (finely chopped; about 2 cups), 2 chopped garlic cloves, 1/2 cup Grade B maple syrup, 1 tablespoon dry English mustard (preferably Colman's), and 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper and stir to combine. Cover pot and bake until beans are just tender, 3 to 4 hours.
240 min
- 4.
Reduce oven temperature to 325°F. Remove lid. Bake beans, stirring occasionally, until most of liquid is absorbed but beans are still saucy, 1 to 1 1/2 hours more. Remove from oven. Stir in 1 tablespoon cider vinegar and 1 teaspoon salt or more to taste.
90 min
