Old West Baked Beans Recipes

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, bring beans, salt and 2 qt. water to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; let stand for 1 hour. Drain beans and discard liquid. Return beans to pan. Cover with remaining water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until beans are tender. Drain, reserving liquid. In a greased 2-1/2 qt. baking dish, combine beans, 1 cup liquid, onion, molasses, bacon, brown sugar, mustard and pepper. Cover and bake at 325° for 3 to 3-1/2 hours or until beans are as thick as desired thickness, stirring occasionally. Add more of the reserved cooking liquid if needed.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef, bacon and onion until meat is done and onion is tender. Drain any fat. Combine all remaining ingredients except beans. Add to meat mixture; mix well. Stir in beans. , Preheat oven to 350°; place bean mixture in a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake for 1 hour or until heated through.

Steps:

• Rinse beans and pick them over. Put beans in a large plastic container with three times as much water as beans. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Drain beans. Combine beans and chopped onion in a large saucepan. Add water to cover them and heat to boiling. Cover and let simmer about 30 minutes. Drain liquid into a small bowl to reserve for sauce and for cooking.
• Measure 1/2 cup of the bean liquid into a bowl. Add the orange juice, molasses, maple syrup, ketchup, and prepared mustard. Then add the brown sugar, stirring to dissolve. Lastly, add the dry mustard and salt and combine.
• In a 2-quart bean crock or covered baking dish layer half the salt pork and all of the beans, making sure to bury the peeled, whole onion in the bottom. Pour the sauce mixture over beans and add just enough reserved bean liquid to cover them. Top with remaining salt pork.
• Bake, covered, at 300 degrees for 4 hours, checking on the hour. If beans seem too dry, add a little of the remaining bean liquid. Uncover and then bake for one hour more.

Steps:

• Brown beef, bacon and onion in large skillet. Drain.
• Combine all ingredients except beans, mix well.
• Add beans and stir gently.
• Bake one hour in a 325 to 350 oven (or until hot a bubbly).
• This recipe can easily be cut in half since it makes a rather large batch. I only use half the bacon. If you would like, you could add some more beef if cutting back on the bacon.

Steps:

• Soak beans over night.
• Drain beans.
• Add 5 cups of cold water, cover,heat till boiling,then simmer about 30 minutes till beans are tender.
• Drain beans again.
• Place the sliced onions into bottom of roasting pan or casserole dish.
• Add the remaining ingredients with the beans,mix to blend together,then pour that mixture to the roasting pan or casserole dish.
• Place the slices of Bacon on top of the beans .
• Add enough water to cover the beans.
• Cover with lid and bake slow for 6-7 hours (depending when beans are cooked)at 250 degrees.
• When beans are cooked remove 1 cup of the beans and mash and return to the beans.
• Mix together and serve --.
• (Salt could be added if need be But i do not use salt).