Home made backed beans - Southern Cooking
Channel: Andrea Bihary
Date: 11/09/2022

Homemade Baked Beans - Southern Cooking

Bring a pan of baked beans to any gathering, and everyone will have a scoop of their favorite side.

A dish of baked beans is a welcome addition to any backyard barbecue, family reunion potluck, or football tailgate. Even though you may not have time to start from dried beans, this recipe allows you to turn out a savory and tasty dish based on canned beans.


Ingredients

4 bacon slices
1 small onion, diced
4 (15-ounce) cans pork and beans in tomato sauce, drain
1/2 cup ketchup
1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 cup sorghum syrup or molasses

Directions

Step 1: Cook bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat 4 minutes; drain, reserving 1 teaspoon drippings in skillet.
Step 2: Sauté onion in hot bacon drippings 7 minutes or until tender. Stir together pork, onions, beans, and next 5 ingredients in a lightly greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish. Top bean mixture with bacon.
Step 3: Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes or until bubbly.

Traditionally, navy beans are used, either canned or dry. If you have dry beans you want to use, just build in time for cooking them. You'll add them to the other ingredients in step 2.