Boston Baked Beans
Ingredients
- 6 rashers thick cut bacon, sliced (or 5 drops liquid smoke)
- 4 cups canned kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- ½ cup molasses
- ¼ cup blackstrap molasses, plus more as needed
- ¼ cup dark brown sugar
- 2 tbsp dark rum
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp dry mustard
Instructions
1. Cook bacon. Separate the meat from the fat, and chop the bacon.
2. Place 1 tbsp of the bacon fat into a large stainless steel pan. Add kidney beans and sauté over medium-high heat.
3. Add rum and tilt to ignite. If you do not have a gas stove, simply light with a fire stick.
4. Add remaining ingredients and chopped bacon and fold to combine.
5. Bake in a 325°F oven for 1 ½ hours, adding blackstrap molasses occasionally to prevent drying.
