Secretly Simple Baked Beans

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 ounces sliced bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 onion, chopped
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 lb dried navy beans, soaked in water overnight and drained
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 300°f.
• 2 cook the bacon in a dutch oven over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until nearly crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. add the onion, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is soft, 4 to 6 minutes more.
• 3 add the beans, molasses, ketchup, mustard, and 5 cups water to the pot and stir to combine; bring to a boil.
• 4 cover the pot and transfer to the oven. bake until the liquid is reduced by half, about 2 1/2 hours. uncover and bake, stirring once, until the cooking liquid is thickened, 1 to 1 1/4 hours more. stir in the vinegar and serve.