Categories: Sides

Ingredients

• 1 lb. dried great northern beans
• 1/2 lb. thick-sliced bacon strips, chopped
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups ketchup
• 1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
• 1/3 cup molasses
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper

Directions

1. Sort beans and rinse with cold water. Place beans in a Dutch oven; add enough water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cover and let stand until the beans are softened, about 1 hour.

2. Drain and rinse beans; discard liquid. Return beans to Dutch oven; add 6 cups water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until beans are almost tender, 1 hour.

3. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels with a slotted spoon; drain, reserving 2 tbsp. drippings. Saute chopped onion in drippings until tender. Add minced garlic and cook 1 minute longer. Stir in ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, maple syrup, Worcestershire, salt and pepper.

4. Drain beans, reserving cooking liquid; place in an ungreased 3-qt. baking dish. Stir in onion mixture and bacon. Cover and bake at 300 until beans are tender and reach desired consistency, about 2 1/2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes. Add the reserved cooking liquid as needed.

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