Baked Beans
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Pour dry navy beans into a large pot.
- 2Add water to the pot with the beans and bring to a boil.
- 3Dice two large onions.
- 4Add the diced onions to a measuring cup.
- 5Sauté the diced onions in a pot until translucent.
- 6Lay out bacon strips on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- 7Bake the bacon until crispy.
- 8Dice the cooked bacon.
- 9Add 12 cups of ketchup and 2 cups of water to a large pot.
- 10Add 2 1/2 cups of brown sugar (Sucanat) to the pot.
- 11Add 2/3 cup of molasses to the pot.
- 12Add 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar to the pot.
- 13Add 1/4 cup of Dijon mustard to the pot.
- 14Add 1/4 cup of salt to the pot.
- 15Add 1 1/2 tsp of allspice and 2 1/2 tsp of pepper to the pot.
- 16Add the sautéed onions to the pot.
- 17Stir the ingredients in the pot.
- 18Add the cooked navy beans to the pot.
- 19Stir the beans and sauce together.
- 20Pour the baked beans into mason jars using a funnel.
- 21Wipe the rim of the jar clean.
- 22Place the lid on the mason jar.
- 23Secure the band onto the mason jar.
- 24Place the filled mason jars into an electric pressure canner.
- 25Start the pressure canning process.
- 26Remove the jars from the canner once processing is complete.
- 27Let the jars cool and seal.
Ingredients
- 5 lbs dry navy beans
- 12 cups ketchup
- 2 cups water
- 2 large onions
- 2 lbs bacon, diced
- 2.5 cups brown sugar (Sucanat)
- 0.66 cup molasses
- 0.25 cup apple cider vinegar
- 0.25 cup Dijon mustard
- 0.25 cup salt
- 1.5 tsp allspice
- 2.5 tsp pepper
Equipment
large potknifecutting boardmeasuring cupovenbaking sheetparchment paperoven mittspoonbowlsfunnelmason jarjar lidjar tongselectric pressure canner
Tips
- No corn syrup, no seed oils, no synthetic coloring are used in this recipe.
- The electric pressure canner from Nesco Appliances is recommended for serious canning.