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Title: Durgin Park Baked Beans
Categories: Beans, Vegetables, Pork
Yield: 20 Servings

2 lb Dry white beans
1 ts Baking soda
1 lg Yellow onion; peeled
1 lb Bacon; chopped
8 tb Sugar
2/3 c Molasses
2 ts Dry mustard
4 ts Salt
1/2 ts Pepper

Back in the 80's I was in Boston and decided to eat at a
restaurant called Durgin Park. Not knowing it was a legend and
that the wait staff was noted for their unusual service. I
loved the baked beans so much that I planned several trips
later on just to eat at Durgin Park. Several years ago I
stumbled across this recipe on CopyKat Recipes and have been
using it ever since. No need to travel to Boston anymore. The
original recipe is baked in the oven, I adapted mine to do in
a crock pot (cut the ingredients in half). I have included
directions for both. The result is not the traditional baked
bean with a thick sauce, but Durgin Park is not a traditional
restaurant. The sauce is very thin, but oh so good.

1. FOR BOTH VERSIONS, soak the beans overnight in water.

2. Drain, rinse and put beans in a large stockpot.

3. Add enough water to cover beans along with the baking
soda.

4. Bring to boil.

5. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

6. OVEN VERSION, preheat the oven to 300oF.

7. Place the onion in the bottom of a 3 qt ovenproof
casserole.

8. Add half the bacon, add the beans, top with remaining
bacon.

9. Mix sugar, molasses, mustard, salt & pepper together.

10. Pour over the beans.

11. Add just enough water to barely cover.

12. DO NOT stir.

13. Cover and bake for six hours (you may need to add a
little water but be careful not to get the beans too wet).

14. CROCKPOT VERSION, to fit into a 2 1/2 quart Crockpot
cut ingredients in half.

15. Place the onion in the bottom of the Crockpot.

16. Follow with half the bacon, all the beans and the
remaining bacon.

17. Mix the sugar, molasses, mustard, salt and pepper and
baking soda together.

18. Pour over the beans.

19. Add just enough water to barely cover.

20. DO NOT stir.

21. Cover and cook for 7- 8 hours (you may need to add a
little water but be careful not to get the beans too wet).

Serves 20

From: http://www.recipezaar.com

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