Boston Baked Beans

Ingredients

• 6 rashers thick cut bacon
• 4 cups canned kidney beans
• ½ cup molasses
• ¼ cup dark brown sugar
• 2 tbsp dark rum
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tbsp mustard

Steps

1. Cook the bacon.
2. Separate the meat from the fat, and chop the bacon.
3. Place 1 tbsp of the bacon fat into a large stainless steel pan.
4. Add the kidney beans and sauté over medium-high heat.
5. Add the rum and tilt to ignite.
6. If you do not have a gas stove, simply light with a fire stick.
7. Add the remaining ingredients and chopped bacon and fold to combine.
8. Bake in a 325°F oven for 1 ½ hours, adding blackstrap molasses occasionally to prevent drying.