Boston Baked Beans

This is another dish which is perfect for cooking in a wood-fired oven — you can leave the beans to cook overnight with the door closed to become meltingly tender. Using streaky bacon or pork belly rather than a leaner cut adds to the creaminess of the beans. Originally this was made with salt pork stewed slowly overnight on a Saturday in the communal bread ovens in New England, allowing the locals to have a hot meal on Sunday without breaking Sabbath rules.