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Boston beans with bacon

Boston beans with bacon

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A delicious recipe for slow-cooked Boston beans with bacon and spices, resulting in a flavorful dish.

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Recipe from Kittycataclysm, Austncorp, Sumone10154 and 2 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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These Boston beans with bacon are perfect for a special dinner. The combination of bacon, molasses, and mustard gives these kidney beans a unique flavor.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time1 hr 30 min
  • Total1 hr 45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$8.23 $2.06 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.77
  • $3.60
  • $2.88
  • $0.36
  • $0.55
  • $0.07

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 160 °C.
  2. In a large stainless steel pan, add 50 ml of bacon grease and add the kidney beans, cooking over medium-high heat.
  3. Add the dark rum and tilt the pan to ignite. If you don’t have a gas stove, use a lighter to light it.
  4. Add the molasses, blackstrap molasses, dark brown sugar, salt, black pepper, and dry mustard. Gently mix to combine. ≈ 4 min
  5. Add the chopped bacon and mix again. ≈ 4 min
  6. Transfer the mixture to an oven-safe dish and bake in the oven for 1.5 hours.
  7. During cooking, add blackstrap molasses periodically to prevent it from drying out. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Boston beans with bacon

  • 400 g of canned kidney beans, rinsed and drained$0.77
  • 75 ml of molasses$3.60
  • 60 ml of blackstrap molasses$2.88
  • 60 ml of dark brown sugar$0.36
  • 30 ml of dark rum$0.55
  • 1 tablespoon of dry mustard$0.07

Total$8.23

that's $2.06 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 6 thick-cut bacon slices, cut into slices
  • 400 g of canned kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 75 ml of molasses
  • 60 ml of blackstrap molasses
  • 60 ml of dark brown sugar
  • 30 ml of dark rum
  • A pinch of salt
  • A pinch of black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon of dry mustard

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