Boston baked beans

BeanRecipes.com presents this molasses preparation as Boston baked beans made from dried navy beans. This account follows the publisher’s onion-and-bacon version with dark brown sugar and prepared yellow mustard.

The beans are rinsed and soaked, drained, then simmered in fresh water until tender. That cooking liquid is reserved while the cooked beans are layered with the same diced onion and chopped bacon in a sprayed casserole dish.

Molasses, dark brown sugar, salt, black pepper, ketchup, yellow mustard and Worcestershire sauce form the complete selected sauce. It is brought to a boil, removed from the heat, and finished with apple cider vinegar.

The same sauce is poured over the layered beans with a portion of the reserved cooking liquid. The covered dish bakes, with further portions of that same liquid added as needed while the sauce darkens and the onions soften.

The publisher recommends the finished beans as a hot side dish and describes sweet, tangy flavor. Blackstrap molasses, alternate mustard, burger pairings and the separately discussed candy remain separate choices.