A good, homemade recipe for baked beans. Serve with your favorite entree, or as a meal in itself.
Ingredients
- ounces dry white beans: 24 piece
- ham hocks: 1 pound
- onion: 1 piece (chopped)
- packed brown sugar: 0.5 cup
- maple syrup: 0.5 cup
- salt: 1 tsp
- water: 1 cup
- ketchup: 0.5 cup
- prepared mustard: 2 Tbsp
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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In a large pot over high heat, combine the beans with water to cover and bring to a boil for 10 minutes. Remove from heat but let sit for 1 hour. Drain beans and place them in a slow cooker. Add the ham hocks, onion, brown sugar, maple syrup, salt and water.
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Mix well, cover and cook on high setting for 4 to 5 hours, stirring occasionally. During the final hour of cooking, add the ketchup and mustard, remove the ham from the hocks and discard the hocks. Mix well and serve.
