Recipe courtesy of Francine Segan
Old West Baked Beans
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 201
- Total Fat
- 5
- Saturated Fat
- 2
- Carbohydrates
- 25
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 18
- Protein
- 16
- Cholesterol
- 32
- Sodium
- 1353
- Total: 16 hr 25 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Inactive: 12 hr
- Cook: 4 hr 15 min
Ingredients
1 pound dried navy, pinto or pink beans
2 large onions, diced
12 ounces smoked pork or ham steak, chopped
3 cups chicken stock
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 cup dark molasses
1/4 cup ketchup
3 tablespoons dark brown sugar, plus more as needed
Salt and pepper
Directions
- Soak the beans overnight in water in a large bowl.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Saute the onions and pork over medium heat in a cast iron Dutch oven until the onions are tender, abut 10 minutes. Add the drained beans, pork, chicken stock, cayenne, molasses, ketchup, brown sugar, and salt and pepper to taste and bring to a boil.
- Cover the casserole and transfer to the oven. Bake to 3 1/2 to 4 hours, until the beans are tender.
- Serve topped with a sprinkle of brown sugar.