Boston Baked Beans

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 ounces salt lamb, trimmed of rind and cut into 1/2 pieces 2 ounces bacon, cut into 1/4 pieces (about 2 slices)
• 1 medium onion, chopped fine
• 1/2 cup mild molasses, plus
• 1 tablespoon mild molasses
• 1 1/2 tablespoons brown mustard
• 1 lb small dried bean, rinsed and picked over (but not soaked or boiled at all... just dry beans)
• 9 cups water
• salt
• 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
• ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 adjust oven rack to lower-middle position; heat oven to 300 degrees.
• 2 add salt lamb and bacon to 8-quart dutch oven; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and most fat is rendered, about 7 minutes.
• 3 add onion and continue to cook stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 8 minutes.
• 4 add 1/2 cup molasses, mustard, beans, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, and 9 cups water; increase heat to medium-high and bring to boil; cover pot and set in oven.
• 5 bake until beans are tender, about 4 hours, stirring once after 2 hours.
• 6 remove lid and continue to bake until liquid has thickened to syrupy consistency, 1 to 1 1/2 hours longer.
• 7 remove beans from oven; stir in remaining tablespoon of molasses, vinegar, and additional salt and pepper to taste.