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Old-Fashioned Beans
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Old-Fashioned Beans

10 ingredients 14 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

591
Calories
41g
Protein
15g
Fat
74g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Navy Bean 1/2 cup (91g) cooked 127
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. pea or navy beans
  • water
  • 2 tsp. dry mustard
  • dash of pepper
  • 1 tbs. salt
  • 3 onions, chopped
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 2 tbsp. sweet pickle juice
  • 1/4-lb. salt pork

Directions

1

Wash and clean the beans.

2

Cover with water and soak overnight.

3

Add 2 cups water, mustard, pepper, salt, onions, brown sugar, molasses, pickle juice.

4

Boil, covered, for about 1-1/2 hours. (Beans should be wrinkled.)

5

Heat oven to 250.

6

Cut salt pork into 1/2” cubes.

7

Place in 2-quart bean pot.

8

Cover with hot beans and their liquid.

9

Sprinkle with pepper.

10

Bake 8 hrs. covered, until very tender.

11

When beans are baking for 6 hrs. add about 3/4 cup water or just enough to cover.

12

Uncover the pot the last 1/2 hour.

13

Old-fashioned flavor and worth the wait!

14

Category:Bean Recipes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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