Traditional Baked Beans

Name: Traditional Baked Beans
Cook time: 13 h
Total time: 13 h
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp Dijon mustard; 1 onion, chopped; ⅓ cup ketchup; 4½ cups water; ½ tsp table salt; ½ tsp liquid hickory smoke; ½ cup mild-flavored molasses (blackstrap is also fine, but will result in a stronger taste); ½ lb bacon, chopped into small pieces; 1 lb dried small white beans, rinsed; ½ cup lightly packed light brown sugar

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
13 hr

Appears in

Smoking Meat

By Jeff Phillips

Published 2012

About

There’s nothing like good old-fashioned baked beans, and because these are made in a slow cooker, there’s no need to soak them ahead of time.

Ingredients

4½ cups water
1 lb dried small white beans, rinsed
½ lb

Side dish

Method

Combine all the ingredients in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on the low setting for 13 to 14 hours or until beans are soft. For best results, stir the beans two to three times while they cook, but do this quickly to reduce unnecessary heat loss.