Description
A little extra prep time but worth the effort!
Ingredients
- Dried Beans
- Thick Slab Bacon
- Onion
- Blackstrap Molasses
- Mustard Powder
- Bay Leaves
- Salt And Pepper
- Cayenne Pepper
Instructions
- In a saucepan, cover beans with cold water, bring to a boil
- Boil 1 minute
- Remove from heat, cover pot, and let sit for 1 hour
- Drain well
- Score the bacon in squares without cutting through the rind
- Put half the beans in the pot in which you will bake them, and add the onion, molasses and seasonings
- Add remaining beans and bury the bacon rind up in the top layer of beans add just enough water to cover
- Cover the pot tightly
- Bake for 4-6 hours, or more to melt the pork fat, and blend the flavors
- Add boiling water from time to time if needed
- The last 30 minutes of baking, remove the lid to make a brown crust