Bourbon Baked Beans

Total Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 lbs navy beans or 1 1/2 lbs great northern beans
• 8 cups water
• 1 cup smoked bacon, diced
• 1 large onion, diced
• 4 tablespoons tomato paste
• 3 tablespoons molasses
• 2 teaspoons hot dry mustard
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup bourbon
• 1 cup brown sugar
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 bring the beans and water to a boil.
• 2 turn off the heat, cover and let sit for one hour. drain.
• 3 add enough water to cover the beans by about four inches. bring back to a boil.
• 4 reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for about 30 to 40 minutes or until the beans are almost cooked.
• 5 drain, reserving three to four cups of the cooking liquid.
• 6 in a large stovetop and overproof dutch oven, cook the bacon until crispy.
• 7 add the onion and cook until soft.
• 8 stir in the tomato paste, molasses, mustard, ketchup, bourbon and brown sugar.
• 9 add the beans and three cups of the reserved cooking liquid.
• 10 place in a 300 f (150 c) oven for two and a half to three hours, stirring occasionally. (if mixture becomes too dry, add more of the reserved liquid).
• 11 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 12 serve.