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Boston Baked Beans
Yield: Makes 8 servings
The traditional Saturday night dinner in "Beantown," these beans are slow-cooked allowing their richness and hearty old-fashioned appeal to shine through. Serve them with Boston brown bread for an authentic regional delight.
Ingredients:
2
cans (about 15 ounces each) navy or Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained

1/2
cup beer (not dark beer)

1/3
cup minced red or yellow onion

1/3
cup ketchup

3
tablespoons light molasses

2
teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

1
teaspoon dry mustard

1/2
teaspoon ground ginger

4
slices bacon



 
Preparation:
1.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Place beans in 11X7-inch glass baking dish. Combine beer, onion, ketchup, molasses, Worcestershire sauce, mustard and ginger in medium bowl. Pour over beans; toss to coat.

2.
Cut bacon into 1-inch pieces; arrange in single layer over beans. Bake, uncovered, 40 to 45 minutes or until most liquid is absorbed and bacon is browned.



Nutritional Information:
Serving Size: 1/3 cup
Sodium 728 mg
Protein 10 g
Fiber <1 g
Carbohydrate 31 g
Cholesterol 5 mg
Saturated Fat 1 g
Total Fat 2 g
Calories from Fat 10 %
Calories 179
Dietary Exchange:
Fat 1/2
Starch 2


This recipe appears in: Northeastern

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