Shortcut Boston Baked Beans

Name: Shortcut Boston Baked Beans
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 ounces bacon (7–8 slices), plus more for garnish if desired; 1 cup finely chopped onion (1 medium onion); 5 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; ⅓ cup unsulfured molasses; 1 (15-ounce) can diced tomatoes; ⅓ cup ketchup; 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 2 tablespoons yellow mustard; 2 teaspoons paprika; 2 bay leaves; ½ teaspoon black pepper; 1 pinch ground cloves; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 3 (15-ounce) cans navy beans, drained

Preparation info

Makes
1
large pot

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 15

Appears in

Les Dames d'Escoffier New York Cookbook

By Silvia Baldini and Sharon Franke

Published 2023

About

Making Boston baked beans has never been easier! Canned beans are used to speed up the cooking time, but the recipe still packs in the same savory and sweet flavors as more traditional ones.

Ingredients

8 ounces bacon (7–8 slices), plus more for garnish if desired
1 cup

Americas
United States
New York
Side dish

Method

Heat oven to 325°F. Cut bacon into ½-inch pieces.
Heat a 6-quart Dutch oven over medium heat. Add bacon and cook, stirring often, until bacon is just crisp and fat is rendered, 7–10 minutes. Remove bacon to a bowl using a slotted spoon.
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