This is a classic recipe at our house (I fix these beans a lot). They have a great flavor and I often (to save time) make them the day before a barbecue so I can just sit them in a heavy pan on the coolest part of the grill to gently warm while the rest of the food cooks.
2 cups DRY navy beans (see note)5 to 6 cups of water (see note)
½ cup brown sugar
1 cup chopped onion sauted till sweet
½ pound cooked crisp bacon (crumbled)
3 teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon DRY ground mustard
(1) 8 ounce tomato sauce
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No need to pre-soak the beans, just put everything in a crockpot and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours depending on how hot your crockpot cooks (see note). Stir once in a while...thats it!!
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NOTE: I've used this recipe with every kind of dry bean you can imagine. They all work, but the dry white navy beans work the best and don't mush-up.
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NOTE: Start with 5 cups of water. It will seem really soupy in the beginning, but it will thicken up and the beans will absorb most of the water after 8 hours. Once in a while I have to add that last cup of water if the beans need it...just depends on how much liquid you like in your beans.
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NOTE: Every crockpot cooks differently. These beans should be done in 8 hours on LOW. I just got a new crockpot (a real gem). It has a timer for low and high and then it automatically kicks over to "warm" which is wonderful for beans...they won't overcook.
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NOTE: These beans are absolutely delicious on day two & three as well.
10 comments:
I love your beans recipe but the amount of cooking hours worries me.
I`ll have to cheat, the process, sorry.
It really sounds delicious x
I love beans and the fact you throw these in the crockpot is wonderful! We grill often and I can't wait to try these beans out with some fresh grilled steak :)
I have never made pork and beans from dry beans. This version sounds so easy and delicious.
I rarely cook from dried beans, but this looks delicious!
Those beans sound good, however I have a question? Do you have any recipes for the Pressure Cooker? especially bean ones? I just got one and am ddyin to make beans
Would be interesting to try pork and beans like this! Sounds delicious.
Gotta love a good slow cooker meal!
Smiles. Love baked beans made in the slow cooker. That's how I make mine now as well, although I do have the standard brown crockery Boston baked beans pot, which I love. I think the last time I made them it was closer to 10-12 hours before they were soft enough for me, but I might have used a different dried bean. Looks like a terrific recipe, Coleen, a real family pleaser.
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Yesterday I made your pork-in-beans. They were delicious, and so much better than the canned one.
Thanks to you I have a new recipe. It took about 8 hours, but I started out on high for about an hour, then turn to low. The last hour turned back to high to thicken the beans. I used ham instead of bacon and there might have been more water in the ham. If anyone has wanted to make pork-in-bean this is the recipe to try. Yummy
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