Boston Baked Beans
Recipe By : Durgin-Park Restaurant - Boston, MA
Servings : 14
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method --------
------------ -------------------------------- 1 2 1/2
quart bean pot or covered casserole 1 pound Navy beans or
other small white bean
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2/2 pound salt pork
3/2 medium onion -- peeled and uncut 4 tablespoons
sugar
4/3 cup molasses 1 teaspoon dry mustard 1 teaspoon salt
5/4 teaspoon pepper
Soak beans overnight. In the morning, preheat oven to 325
F. Place the baking soda in a Dutch oven and fill half way
with water. Bring to a boil and add the beans. Boil for 10
minutes. Drain beans in a colander and run cold water
through them. Set aside. Dice the salt pork (available in
the bacon section of the grocery store) into 1-inch
squares. Put half of the salt pork on the bottom of the
bean pot, along with the onion. Put beans in the pot. Put
the remaining salt pork on top of the beans. Mix the
sugar, molasses, mustard, salt and pepper with 3 cups of
hot water and pour over the beans. Cover pot with lid and
place the pot into the preheated oven. Bake for 6 hours.
Check pot periodically to check the amount of liquid. Add
water to the beans slowly as needed to keep them moist; do
not flood them. Remove the pot from the oven and serve.
Makes about 7 cups.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
NOTES : The Durgin-Park, a Boston restaurant whose origins
date back to the American Revolution, is famous for its
Boston baked beans, baked Indian pudding and apple pan
dowdy. Durgin-Park cook Tommy Ryan has prepared this recipe
at the restaurant for the past 37 years. Durgin-Park serves
1,000 diners on an average Saturday evening. The waitresses
have a reputation for their long memories: the second time
you come in, you get the same thing you ordered the first
time, unless you speak fast.
Go to
gonewengland.about.comaa011600a.htmOpen ↗
for a history of the bean that made Boston great.
---
See dawnstarbird.comrecipes.htmlOpen ↗ for more of my
favorite recipes.
--
Rec.food.recipes is moderated by Patricia Hill at [email hidden].
Only recipes and recipe requests are accepted for posting.
Please allow several days for your submission to appear.
Archives: cdkitchen.comrfrOpen ↗ recipes.alastra.comrecipes.alastra.comOpen ↗