Boston Baked Beans For a Slow Cooker

Name: Boston Baked Beans For a Slow Cooker
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 1 pound, navy beans, picked over and soaked in cold water for 8 to 12 hours; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 2 , bay leaves; 4 ounces, Salt pork, rind removed; 1 , medium onion, minced; 1/4 cup, mild molasses plus 2 additional tablespoons; 1/4 cup, packed dark brown sugar; 2 cups, boiling water; 1 tablespoon, Dijon mustard; 2 teaspoons, cider vinegar; , Salt and pepper

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2005

Side Dishes

Beans

Slow Cooker

We were after rich, creamy baked beans that didn't require constant attention.

SERVES4 to 6

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For our Boston Baked Beans for a Slow Cooker recipe, we started by soaking dried beans overnight and parboiling the beans on the stovetop with a little baking soda to soften them. Browning the salt pork and onion intensified their flavor. W...

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