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Boston Baked Beans Recipe
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Boston Baked Beans Recipe

10 ingredients 8 to 10 servings openrecipes
Boston Baked Beans Recipe

Baked beans, an American food icon dating back to Colonial times, are synonymous with Boston. Yet visit Beantown and you’ll realize that you're better off making...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

710
Calories
22g
Protein
5g
Fat
134g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Rum 1/2 oz (15ml) 32
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Bean 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

  • 4 cups dried navy or pea beans (about 2 pounds)
  • 2 whole cloves
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 pound slab bacon (rind removed), cut into 1/4-inch cubes
  • 1 1/2 cups dark molasses (not blackstrap)
  • 2 teaspoons ground mustard
  • 2 tablespoons kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoons dark rum

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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