Friedel’s Old-Fashioned Baked Beans
Cook Time: 8 hours
Prep Time: 8 hours
Total Time: 16 hours
Recipe Category: Pork
Keywords: Beans, Meat, Canadian, Free Of…, Weeknight, Oven, Inexpensive
Ingredients:
- 1 lb dried beans (navy or white beans)
- 4 cups water
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp prepared mustard
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup tomato ketchup
- 1/4 lb bacon, diced
- Pepper, to taste
Nutritional Information (per serving):
- Calories: 272.6
- Fat Content: 0.9g
- Saturated Fat Content: 0.2g
- Cholesterol Content: 0mg
- Sodium Content: 1497.9mg
- Carbohydrate Content: 57.8g
- Fiber Content: 12.2g
- Sugar Content: 22.6g
- Protein Content: 10.9g
Servings: 4
Description:
“I tried many recipes before I found this one and I think it is the best baked bean recipe ever!! It is worth every single minute of cooking, enjoy!!”
Aggregated Rating: 5 stars
Review Count: 13 reviews
Instructions:
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Soak beans overnight: In a large bowl, cover the dried beans with cold water and let them soak overnight.
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Drain and rinse: The next day, drain the soaked beans and rinse them under cold water.
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Pre-cook beans: Place the rinsed beans in a saucepan and add 4 cups of cold water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Drain the beans.
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Prepare casserole: Preheat your oven to 250°F (120°C). In a 6-cup casserole dish, layer the sliced onion on the bottom.
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Mix seasonings: In a bowl, combine salt, cider vinegar, prepared mustard, brown sugar, molasses, tomato ketchup, and pepper.
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Layer ingredients: Pour the mixed seasonings over the onions in the casserole dish. Add the pre-cooked beans and enough water to just cover them.
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Add bacon: Scatter diced bacon on top of the beans.
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Bake: Cover the casserole dish and bake in the preheated oven for 7 hours.
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Mash beans (optional): After the beans have cooked for several hours and become soft, remove 1 cup of beans, mash them, and stir them back into the pot. This helps thicken the sauce.
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Continue baking: Cover the casserole again and continue baking, adding water as needed to keep the beans just covered.
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Finish baking: About 1 hour before serving, remove the cover from the casserole dish to allow the beans to darken and thicken.
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Serve: Once fully cooked and thickened to your liking, serve the baked beans hot as a hearty side dish or a main meal.
This recipe for Friedel’s Old-Fashioned Baked Beans is a labor of love, taking time to soak, cook, and bake, but yielding a rich, flavorful dish that’s well worth the effort. The combination of beans, bacon, and a tangy-sweet sauce made with vinegar, mustard, brown sugar, and molasses creates a classic Canadian-style baked beans dish that’s perfect for any occasion, from weeknight dinners to potluck gatherings.
