• Nat Baked Beans Month - 4

    From Dave Drum@1:2320/105 to All on Wed Jul 24 15:58:00 2024
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    Title: Durgin Park Baked Beans
    Categories: Beans, Vegetables, Pork
    Yield: 20 Servings

    2 lb Dry white beans
    1 ts Baking soda
    1 lg Yellow onion; peeled
    1 lb Bacon; chopped
    8 tb Sugar
    2/3 c Molasses
    2 ts Dry mustard
    4 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Pepper

    Back in the 80's I was in Boston and decided to eat at a
    restaurant called Durgin Park. Not knowing it was a legend and
    that the wait staff was noted for their unusual service. I
    loved the baked beans so much that I planned several trips
    later on just to eat at Durgin Park. Several years ago I
    stumbled across this recipe on CopyKat Recipes and have been
    using it ever since. No need to travel to Boston anymore. The
    original recipe is baked in the oven, I adapted mine to do in
    a crock pot (cut the ingredients in half). I have included
    directions for both. The result is not the traditional baked
    bean with a thick sauce, but Durgin Park is not a traditional
    restaurant. The sauce is very thin, but oh so good.

    1. FOR BOTH VERSIONS, soak the beans overnight in water.

    2. Drain, rinse and put beans in a large stockpot.

    3. Add enough water to cover beans along with the baking
    soda.

    4. Bring to boil.

    5. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

    6. OVEN VERSION, preheat the oven to 300oF.

    7. Place the onion in the bottom of a 3 qt ovenproof
    casserole.

    8. Add half the bacon, add the beans, top with remaining
    bacon.

    9. Mix sugar, molasses, mustard, salt & pepper together.

    10. Pour over the beans.

    11. Add just enough water to barely cover.

    12. DO NOT stir.

    13. Cover and bake for six hours (you may need to add a
    little water but be careful not to get the beans too wet).

    14. CROCKPOT VERSION, to fit into a 2 1/2 quart Crockpot
    cut ingredients in half.

    15. Place the onion in the bottom of the Crockpot.

    16. Follow with half the bacon, all the beans and the
    remaining bacon.

    17. Mix the sugar, molasses, mustard, salt and pepper and
    baking soda together.

    18. Pour over the beans.

    19. Add just enough water to barely cover.

    20. DO NOT stir.

    21. Cover and cook for 7- 8 hours (you may need to add a
    little water but be careful not to get the beans too wet).

    Serves 20

    From: http://www.recipezaar.com

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  • From Dave Drum@1:2320/105 to All on Tue Jul 1 15:49:00 2025
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    Title: Dirty Dave's Baked Beans
    Categories: Beans, Vegetables, Pork, Herbs
    Yield: 10 Servings

    3 c White (Navy/Michigan) beans;
    - cooked w/bay leaves and
    - thyme
    1 lg Yellow onion; diced 1/8" *
    12 oz Red Gold ketchup
    2 tb Spicy brown mustard
    1 c (packed) lt. brown sugar
    1/4 c Br'er Rabbit Molasses
    1 ts Cider Vinegar
    Salt & Pepper
    1/2 lb Thick sliced bacon

    * Using a Vidalia Onion Chopper (as seen on TV) or
    similar with the 1/8" plate really speeds this along.

    Combine beans, onion, ketchup, mustard, brown sugar,
    molasses, vinegar, salt & pepper in a 3 qt casserole.

    Top with strips of bacon in a lattice pattern. Cover
    with aluminum foil. Bake at 350oF/175oC for 1 1/2 hours.
    Remove foil for last 30 minutes of baking to crisp up
    the bacon.

    Serve hot or cold.

    Makes enough for two meals. If all the bacon is taken
    at the first meal - fry up more to use with the left
    overs.

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