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BOSTON BAKED BEANS
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12 oz. haricot beans
1 large onion
1 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon dry mustard
2 teaspoons black treacle
¼ pint  tomato juice (or the liquid from a can of tomatoes)
2 tablespoons tomato puree
2 teaspoons brown sugar
½ pint unsalted stock

Soak, drain and rinse the beans, then cook them in fresh water
until they are almost tender, and drain them again.

Set the oven to 275 F (140 C), mark 1.  Peel and slice the onion.
Heat the oil in a flameproof casserole and fry the onion for about
5 minutes, then add the rest of the ingredients and bring the
mixture up to the boil.  Cover the casserole and put it into the
oven; cook for about 4 hours, stirring occasionally.

NOTES
I've also done this with cannellini beans and those I've saved from my own runners
I usually add some bacon bits
I'm nearly sure I used more black treacle than it says
If you're after fast food, two hours in the oven will do at a pinch
Goes well with sausage and mash

I put a smoked ham hock in there too and use molasses instead of treacle.

sounds great !! like the idea of putting a ham hock in it, makes a whole meal !!

Do you want the recipe for the Boston Brown Bread that always goes with the beans. I also put my onion ion whole and uncooked and cook  the beans overnight in the crockpot.XX Jeannine

Yes please Jeannine. By the way, that was the original recipe. I doubt I've ever followed it to the letter but I like the idea of a hock in there, thanks  ;D

Geoff.

Is this an English version as the US one definaetly does not use black Treacle..  I will post my US one and we can compare. XX Jeannine

Ooh dear, have we started something here? :-[ What I meant by original was, as I originally downloaded it, and from memory it came from
http://www.cooks.com/rec/search?q=boston+baked+beans
which seems to come from your side of the pond Jeannine. But having just looked, there are dozens of recipes for Boston baked beans there. I'm more than happy to be guided by you.  ;D

Perhaps they meant Boston Lincs lol

Geoff.