Wunderlicious Baked Beans

18 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 lb bag of dried navy beans
  • 3.5 cups of beef stock
  • 1.5 cups of bean juice
  • 6 tbsp of worcestershire sauce
  • 3/4 cup of molasses
  • 2 tbsp of dijon mustard
  • 3/4 tsp of cloves
  • 2/3 cup of brown sugar
  • 4 tbsp of maple syrup
  • 1.5 cups of b.b.q. sauce
  • 4-5 tbsp of garlic infused grapeseed oil
  • 3 large yellow onions - diced
  • 4 cloves of minced garlic
  • 2 tsp of dried thyme
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp pepper
  • 4 stalks of celery broken in half
  • 2 cups of chopped peameal bacon

Directions

  1. 1
    Place beans in a large pot and cover with water. Make sure there is 3 inches of water covering beans as they expand. Soak overnight. Drain beans reserving 2 cups of bean juice.
  2. 2
    Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  3. 3
    In a large mixing bowl combine beef stock, bean juice, worcestershire sauce, molasses, dijon mustard, cloves, brown sugar, maple syrup and b.b.q sauce. Whisk together and set aside.
  4. 4
    In a large sauce pan heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and saute for 2-3 minutes. Add garlic to onions and continue to saute for 3-5 minutes or until softened. Add thyme, salt and pepper.
  5. 5
    To a large bean crock or dutch oven add beans with onion and garlic mixture. Add 2/3 to 3/4 of sauce (saving a reserve to add during baking), raw peameal bacon and celery stalks.
  6. 6
    Place in oven just below middle rack. Bake 3-4 hours. Check beans every 30-45 mins. and add reserve sauce as required. Do not let beans dry out.
  7. 7
    Discard celery before serving.

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