Subj : Nat Baked Beans Month 3 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Wed Jul 20 2022 13:44:24 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Texas Baked Beans Categories: Beans, Pork, Vegetables, Fruits Yield: 7 Servings 1 lb Navy beans; picked over 8 oz Slab bacon; rind removed, - in 1/2" dice 1 lg Onion; coarse chopped 1 Red bell pepper; cored, - seeded, in 1/4" dice 1 Green bell pepper; cored, - seeded, in 1/4" dice 28 oz Plum tomatoes; drained, - coarse chopped, (juice - reserved) 1/2 lb Honey-baked ham; in 1/4" - dice 1/2 lb Smoked pork chop 1 c Ketchup 3/4 c Dark-brown sugar 1/4 c Honey 1/4 c Dark molasses 1 tb Worcestershire sauce 1 ts Dry (Colman's style) mustard 2 Tart apples; peeled, cored, - in 1" cubes Salt Soak the beans in water to cover overnight. Drain and rinse several times. In a large, heavy pot, place the beans and add enough water to cover them by 2-inches. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium, and simmer for 45 minutes or until the beans are just tender but nut mushy, skimming off any foam that rises to top. Drain and reserve. Set oven @ 350+|F/175+|C. In another heavy, overproof pot, place the bacon. Cook the bacon over low heat until the fat is just rendered -- do not brown the bacon. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add the onion and cook over low heat for 10 minutes or until wilted. Add the red and green peppers and cook with onion, stirring, for 5 minutes more. Add the beans and reserved bacon. Add all the remaining ingredients except the apples, reserved tomato juice, and salt; gently fold together. Cover and bake for 2 hours. Add the apples and 1/2 cup of the reserved tomato juice. Bake, uncovered, for 2 hours more. Adjust the seasonings and serve hot and bubbly. Makes 6 to 8 servings. Recipe: Sheila Lukins Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... Teppan chefs are the Jedi of the cooking world. ___ MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Get your COOKING fix here! - bbs.outpostbbs.net:10123 (1:18/200) .