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Boston Baked Beans
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Boston Baked Beans

9 ingredients 5 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

303
Calories
11g
Protein
4g
Fat
50g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Kidney Bean 1/2 cup canned (128g) drained 112
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Rum 1/2 oz (15ml) 32
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Smoke not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 6 rashers thick cut bacon , sliced (or 5 drops liquid smoke)
  • 4 cups canned kidney beans , rinsed and drained
  • ½ cup molasses
  • ¼ cup blackstrap molasses, plus more as needed
  • ¼ cup dark brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp dark rum
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp dry mustard

Directions

1

Cook bacon. Separate the meat from the fat, and chop the bacon.

2

Place 1 tbsp of the bacon fat into a large stainless steel pan. Add kidney beans and sauté over medium-high heat.

3

Add rum and tilt to ignite. If you do not have a gas stove , simply light with a fire stick.

4

Add remaining ingredients and chopped bacon and fold to combine.

5

Bake in a 325°F oven for 1 ½ hours, adding blackstrap molasses occasionally to prevent drying.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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