BAKED BEANS

• INGREDIENTS:.

3 cups of dried white navy beans, soaked overnight
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup molasses
2 teaspoons dry mustard
6 strips of uncooked salt pork or bacon, diced, about 4 to 6 ounces
1 large onion chopped
8 cups water
1 cup ketchup
1 1/2 teaspoons salt

• INSTRUCTIONS:.

Heat oven to 300° F. Cook the bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until nearly crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the onion, 1 teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is soft, 4 to 6 minutes

Add the beans, molasses, ketchup, mustard, and 5 cups water to the pot and stir to combine; bring to a boil.

Cover the pot and transfer to oven. Bake until the liquid is reduced by half, about 2½ hours. Uncover and bake, stirring once, until the cooking liquid is thickened, 1 to 1¼ hours more. Stir in the vinegar and serve.