Baked Beans

Name: Baked Beans
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500g dried navy or haricot beans, soaked overnight; 200g bacon lardons or pancetta; 1 large onion, diced; 4 tbsp molasses or dark treacle; 3 tbsp brown sugar; 2 tbsp yellow mustard; 2 tbsp ketchup; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 500ml chicken stock; 1 tsp smoked paprika

Slow-cooked New England baked beans with molasses, bacon and mustard — smoky, sweet and deeply satisfying.

Total time

320 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

300 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

gluten-free

Ingredients

500gdried navy or haricot beans, soaked overnight

200gbacon lardons or pancetta

1large onion, diced

4 tbspmolasses or dark treacle

3 tbspbrown sugar

2 tbspyellow mustard

2 tbspketchup

1 tbspWorcestershire sauce

500mlchicken stock

1 tspsmoked paprika

Instructions

Drain soaked beans, boil in fresh water 30 minutes until starting to soften.

Fry bacon until starting to crisp, add onion and cook until soft.

Mix molasses, sugar, mustard, ketchup, Worcestershire and paprika.

Combine beans, bacon mixture and sauce in a casserole dish.

Add stock to just cover.

Cover and bake at 150C for 4 hours.

Uncover and bake 1 more hour until thick and sticky.

Season generously and serve with cornbread.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

Protein

1.5g

Fat

0.5g

Carbs

15.7g

Fiber

Sodium

684mg

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