Smoked paprika would also do well in this recipe. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. According to Wikipedia, in the 18 century during slave trading, Boston became an exporter of rum. tbsp. To counteract that, place a clean kitchen towel over the pot before putting the lid on it. They came out with too much thin liquid. dried Great Northern or navy beans (2 16-oz packages) Winter hung around so long that it is so nice to finally get some warm weather. $59.72 The beans are soaked overnight and then slow cooked to perfection with molasses, salt pork or bacon, brown sugar, and onions. One in the slow cooker the other in the oven in a cast iron dutch oven.First off, I always soak overnight. I grew up eating them with salt pork, and when I became a vegetarian found that a teaspoon liquid smoke, a tablespoon or two of vegetable shortening, and a teaspoon of salt flawlessly subbed for the meat.Well I am cooking them in a slow cooker. Unfortunately, this sounds to me like a classic problem with older dried beans — they just never soften no matter how long you cook them. They pair so well with so many things! Great question. The dish looks delicious and yum.Thanks for putting in all of that testing for us! Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce First time commenting? I don’t know what to do. Delicious baked beans with little work. I like to try and put a fish fry on the menu at least once a week. Pour the molasses water mixture over the beans to just cover the beans.Note that fresher beans will cook faster than older beans. The beans are new, just bought a few days ago. Then I take 1 pound of smoked hog jowls and remove the skin, cut into chunks and brown off in a frying pan, during which time I slice up a large yellow onion.

I’m so sorry this didn’t work for you!

I’m very disappointed. Cowboy Beans (I USED TAP WATER AND NOW I KNOW WHY THEY ARE HARD THANKS TO YOU) Hope the bottled water will remedy that!When I think of savory baked beans, I think of summer cookouts and picnics. It was WELL worth it. Amazing! After soaking 10-12 hours, bring beans to a very gentle boil on the stove top for a 1/2 hour to an hour. Then add directly to a worm crock pot. What size crockpot did you use?We’re here to help you put dinner (and breakfast and lunch) on the table with less stress and more joy.

I couldn’t find salt pork so I used extra thick bacon instead. Refried Black Beans Boil 15 minutes. Then pour the molasses mixture over the top, put the lid on the slow cooker and set on high for 2 hours. THEN I pull off the crock pot, wrap foil over the top and put into a 250 degree oven and let go another 2 to 3 hours, checking after 2 hours. It will absorb the moisture that would normally drip down during cooking.I second this idea. Why the “Boston” in Boston Baked Beans Ever wonder why Boston baked beans are called “Boston” baked beans?

You will get some amazing beans and the sauce is phenomenal!This recipe has no meat, primarily because I make this whenever I make pulled pork and I have been known to stir some of the pork into these beans.

Even my picky eaters gobbled this up!Love your slow cooker option. I also made some Carolina finishing sauces and nothing goes better with pulled pork than beans.These Boston style beans were made in the slow cooker and they are so simple to make. But do you need to bring to a boil in Dutch oven? My friends and family couldn’t get enough!I’m soaking my beans right now. Pull up a chair!Have these ingredients delivered or schedule pickup SAME DAY!Did you know you can save this recipe and order the ingredients for Slow cooked crockpot Boston Baked Beans! Published: Jul 2, 2013 by Liz DellaCroce Vegetarian Boston Baked Beans are the ideal side dish for summer grilling season and they could not be any easier to make from scratch. Will simply rearming it in a pot work?Hi, Jen! tsp. Happy Thanksgiving!I didn’t realize my crock pot was a bit oversized for this recipe (6 qt) however it still cooked wonderfully.

Yikes! Thanks for a great recipe.”NOTE: I calculate the recipe prices by using name brand grocery prices on grocery store websites.This post first appeared on Food Folks and Fun on August 29, 2016. I decided to make two separate batches. I soaked and cooked my beans for 12 hours on low as suggested and the beans were not cooked. I had to throw the whole thing out. Is there a way to thicken it or perhaps in the future use maybe 2 cups of water instead of 3?Hi Pam, there are so many variables at play here, including the batch of beans you are using (older drier beans will need more water) and the brand and model of slow cooker you are using. The older the beans, the longer they take to cook.John Soto: True ! Best the next day.This post may contain links to Amazon or other partners; your purchases via these links can benefit Simply Recipes. Give everything a good stir and place aluminum foil directly on the surface of beans, then cover slow cooker with lid. I love my Boston Baked Beans thick but still saucy so I tinkered with the boiling water amount added to the slow cooker. But it also means that if you cook the beans in molasses to get that wonderful flavor, you have to cook them a good long time.Although traditionally cooked in an oven, Boston baked beans lend themselves perfectly to slow cookers, which is the method we prefer here.Why pre-soak the beans?