How to Make Boston Baked Beans ~ A New England Saturday Tradition!

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Жыл бұрын

Let this native New Englander show you how simple it is to make real Boston Baked Beans, just as they have been made since Colonial days, and I'll even show you a couple of favorite New England variations.
RECIPE:
Boston Baked Beans
1 lb. dried Navy, Soldier, Pea, or other favorite beans.
6 Tbs. brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup Grandma's dark molasses
2 tsp. dry Coleman's mustard
1 tsp. salt
1 medium onion, chopped coarsely
4-6 oz. fat salt pork belly, scored crosswise to rind in 1/2 inch squares. Do not cut through rind. Hint: pork cuts easier if frozen.
DIRECTIONS:
Pick over beans for defects or stones, wash, and soak overnight in 1-1/2 gallons water.
In morning, parboil about 25 minutes. Skins will crack open when blown upon. Do not add any salt.
Remove beans with slotted spoon to crock, but reserve the liquid, which will be needed throughout cooking for replenishment.
Add remaining ingredients and stir in enough of the reserved liquid generously to completely cover. Place pork on top of beans with the cut pork belly side down, with rind facing up.
Cover with crockery lid or cover loosely with foil. Do not seal tightly.
Check at least every 90 minutes and don't allow beans to dry out. Replenish with reserved parboil water as needed during cooking to maintain liquid.
Bake at 275° F for six hours, or until tender.
NOTE: Kidney, yellow-eye and certain others require longer cooking times at increased temperature of 300°.

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@jclaytoncabral5106 Жыл бұрын

You have no idea what a blessing it is to watch and listen to a good person like yourself in this current world.

@Jeff_Seely Жыл бұрын

A good "clean living" channel. I watched a channel of a fellow shooter just last night and I had to turn him off because his language was causing the girls in my home to gasp! Can't you just shoot, speak intelligently, and get your point across that way? Apparently this guy had to let us hear the f word 14 times a minute. Absolutely ridiculous!

@bisleyblackhawk1288 Жыл бұрын

@@Jeff_Seely a 100% Amen!!!…this channel rocks!…”salt pork” is what we here in the South always referred to as “Streak-O-Lean”…we always cut to our needs and recommendations for our recipe!

@alanmeyers3957 11 ай бұрын

@@Jeff_Seelydoes he like ak’s?

@ralphboomer5734 7 ай бұрын

I would like to have seen the beans when they were done. I enjoyed watching you make them .

@Dietghostscp2107 Ай бұрын

Random black guy from Brooklyn. Thanks pops. This is all I wanted. All these damn recipes for beans and I'm like. Hold up...wait new England's got the answer I need. And I stayed for the storytelling. I'm watching this in the twilights of father's day and my dad would have loved this, he was old when he had me. Would have been 83.

@justinross1927 26 күн бұрын

This white boy learned to cook from old black aunties I caught fish for . Best homemade hot sauce I ever ate .

@BradYaeger Жыл бұрын

Baked beans and cornbread is the perfect cold weather meal

@exfed1811 Жыл бұрын

I watched this video last night. I decided to stop by Goodwill today to look for any kind of bakeware with a lid. Lo and behold, there was a bean pot just like yours. Less than ten bucks after the senior discount. I see beans in my future. Peace and love.

@leftcraftstudio 3 ай бұрын

I found mine at goodwill too; it’s so handy for my weekly baked beans

@charlieandhudsonspal7031 Жыл бұрын

Taught me how to oil my AR, take apart and clean my 1911 and now I’m making baked beans. The real plus is when we get into the Bible. This is my most useful channel by far.

@johnturcotte5927 2 ай бұрын

Sir, I am a French Canadian, I watched my mother make beans almost every Saturday morning, after beans were soaked overnight. Your recipe is truly a French version. There is a few small differences. My mom cubed the salt pork, and used only black strap molasses, no brown sugar! Thank you very much for your recipe. Mom cooked her beans in a cast iron pot with a wire handle! Thank you very much!!:

@COMRVNA Ай бұрын

I am a 57 yo Montrealer and his is my grandmother's recipe! I no longer boil my beans, I simply bake mine in a crockpot. Incredibly good 🥰

@thetr00per30 Жыл бұрын

More of these Blue!!! Add the finished product at the end though and let us see you enjoy it too!

@andrewseamans1419 Жыл бұрын

Hot dogs,Beans, and Brown Bread on a Saturday. A New England Tradition for sure. Sounds like a great winter day to bake some beans and warm the house.

@michaelsmith3921 19 күн бұрын

I grew up in Connecticut. Shoveled driveways for $1, pond hockey in the woods behind our house. Skied wherever we could, a lot in our neighborhood. Coming home to a pot of homemade beans was always the best, and luckily common. Now I live in Alaska, and I bake mine with black beans in a cast iron Dutch Oven . Sometimes I go the southern French way and throw some andouille sausage in there with it. Learned from my Acadien father in law from way up northern Maine. It's a treat. Your recipe here is what I grew up with, great memories, more to come. Thanks for a great video

@lordvetinari6057 Жыл бұрын

Every time I watch your videos in this crazy and frightening times we live in, I remember a quotation from a German comedian: "in the old times, everything was good. Now everything is better. It would be better if everything would be good again".

@johannesvanhoek9080 Жыл бұрын

Hello everyone, I make what I refer to as maine baked beans and I use soldier beans that I get from Maine , I have almost the same recipe but instead of sugar, I use maple syrup , everything else is exactly the same as what we just saw our friends use , PS. I live in Florida now, but every winter here in Florida I make baked beans and I use the same bean pot that I have been using for almost 50 years. Thank you sir for the video and everyone out there should give this a try !

@DisgustedGenXr Жыл бұрын

My mom has an age old recipe. She worked at a little store 35 years ago and brought some in to her coworker. The owner was blown away and started selling them. My mom has an old cast iron pot.

@Paladin1873 Жыл бұрын

I'll bet it was heavy and well cured.

@copic8241 5 ай бұрын

I love the indignation over the sliced salt pork. My late mom would be all over that. LOL Great recipe. Thanks

@edmoran869 Жыл бұрын

All I need is some molasses and I'm ready to give this a try. It's being added to the shopping list.

@lowhydrogen7018a1 Жыл бұрын

As a kid I went to the Saturday night bean supper at the church every week. My grandfather usually made the beans and there was major debate over the bean and coleslaw recipes.

@debluetailfly Жыл бұрын

I love beans! Especially with cornbread.

@sharkzf6 Жыл бұрын

Nice ... I grew up in the NE and remember mom making beans on Saturdays!! We usually went hunting on Saturdays as well ... God bless! 🙏

@dadac848 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for another great video. My grand mother used to make baked beans but she would leave a wooden spoon in the pot, when she boiled her beans. She said it would help the farts leave ! She would the make corn bread and cut up extra onions for grandpa. Your video, gave me a walk down memory lane. The second day was always the best day. You have a very clean kitchen !

@gregcheney7173 Жыл бұрын

Sir, It has been awhile. I am glad to see that you and Bennie are doing well. I am hungry all of a sudden! Well wishes from Utah! Many Thanks

@kevenniemi6573 Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir for this recipe! I followed it to a "T" with the exception I used 1lb of bacon rather then salted pork. My son and girlfriend loved it! Your Saturday morn memories reminded me of the deep snowy days we would get in the Upper Peninsula of Mich....I would get home from shoveling like you but I would have hot, homemade pasties with gravy! A UP favorite. Thank you again for your videos, I enjoy them all!

@Bill-jv5eg Жыл бұрын

I’m in my 70’s live in MA I can remember my Mom and Grandmother bake beans cooked in the Dutch oven outside in the fireplace my Grandfather built,,,,,add hot dogs, nothing better

@scottmann3002 Жыл бұрын

Almost 60 degree here in southern Ohio. Almost 80 degree two days ago. I can also remember going out with my buddies shoveling driveways for a few bucks. Thanks for the video.

@graemewhalen40 Жыл бұрын

I cannot convey to you how much I enjoyed this episode. I now live on the west coast of Canada but grew up in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and visited Vermont, New Hampshire and New York State often. Baked beans were part of my childhood and I will be cooking up a pot them tomorrow thanks to you. Thank you for reminding me my friend.

@mitchdyer4262 Жыл бұрын

thank you ; Brings back a lot of good memories. The day after bean sandwiches for lunch.

@davestelling Жыл бұрын

I grew up in Maine, and this was our Saturday night, too. I'm here just for a little refresher on putting the beans together. A charge of cold beans on Sunday morning for breakfast is routine & delicious! Enjoyed this, thanks...

@shadythereok Жыл бұрын

I made mine this past weekend, I still have it. They were stronger than ever

@yngve6049 Жыл бұрын

This just became my monday project:) No shops sell molasses in Norway, so it will be a maple syrup only version. Dont be shy with more local comfort food videos 😋 Thanks

@GunBlue490 Жыл бұрын

I'll be doing more! Perhaps New England clam chowder next.

@Jeff_Seely Жыл бұрын

That's the one!

@brianeaton3734 Жыл бұрын

Maybe you can get treacle in Norway… virtually the same.

@stevennewman4778 Жыл бұрын

@@brianeaton3734 Yes dark treacle would be the right choice in Norway.

@Marcel_Audubon 10 ай бұрын

@@brianeaton3734not at all the same taste!

@Jeff_Seely Жыл бұрын

It seems as though every society has their delicious pot of beans recipes. My wife, who is from Norway cooks my favorite beans and they will warm you up on a chilly day. They are called hvite bonner i tomatsaus. We typically eat them with my cold smoked pork bellies. Thank you for sharing your delicious preparation, captain.

@ABSilverback Жыл бұрын

I make baked beans with the same recipe up in Canada, there isn't much better with some fresh bread on the side. Quite often I will stir half a cup of maple syrup into the beans at the end.

@robertberry1033 Ай бұрын

I used your recipe two days ago and you are right about how good they are, thanks.

@jhebert4055 Жыл бұрын

I have enjoyed your videos for years and hope for years more to come. You and your family are a joy sir. God bless you.

@marilynbrenner9002 4 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

@wesleyburns4566 Жыл бұрын

Those look pretty tasty especially on a cold day and around a warm fire.greeat video thanks.🙂👍👍

@mohammedcohen Жыл бұрын

...really enjoy your cooking spots, my friend...

@weekenddistractions Жыл бұрын

I'm in my mid 60s and have never had 'boston' baked beans! So tonight I followed your recipe. I only had pinto beans around. I added a quartered ambrosia apple. Quite good--thanks!

@donnamcc-ll1tq 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I am thrilled to find a traditional recipe for baked beans! Too many recipes I googled adding garlic, ginger or rosemary, but I just wanted the basic NE version like my Mom would make. My beans are soaking now and I'm baking a few loaves of Anadama bread (another NE favorite) tonight to have with our baked beans tomorrow night.

@johnpoole8321 Жыл бұрын

God bless you as well. Now you have me craving some fresh made lol. Looks like that outside here as well , we are not that far from you.

@johnmccatherin5892 Жыл бұрын

Nice, hard to find these gotta make my own. Cheers from peabody.

@GunBlue490 Жыл бұрын

My wife was born in Pbady. (Correct pronunciation)

@suziehartwright 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Watching your video was such a blessing.

@RobertSmith-gx3mi Ай бұрын

I made a pound of navy and pinto beans and a 1/2 pound of great northern beans in my bean pot with this recipe this past weekend. I Could not improve on the flavor If I tried. Fantastic recipe, exactly the flavor I imagined when I first watched the video. They were also a hit at work on Monday

@shawnbuonarosa3188 Жыл бұрын

It just doesn't matter the topic, I can watch a gunblue video on anything and enjoy it.

@glvarner Жыл бұрын

This is great stuff. Thanks. Can't wait to try it. Watching from Alabama so this is a cultural shift.

@carlgomm9699 Жыл бұрын

Sir you always have such a nice show, always nice to see you on here

@happyhome41 Жыл бұрын

Marvelous addition to your collection. Thank you.

@user-ig5ks9fh4d 6 ай бұрын

Enjoyed your video very much. You remind me of my grandfather - a downeaster. The beans were terrific and reminded me of my mother's.

@andrewseamans1419 Жыл бұрын

Hey Gun Blue, I pick up bacon ends from the local butcher to make my baked beans. Delicious.

@ekirenrut Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the recipe. I lived in Boston for 20 years. This makes me nostalgic for New England. I'll be preparing mine remotely from NC! 👍

@cut-- Жыл бұрын

Cheers form midcoast Maine! 🦞🌲 🥰 going to try this for a cookout tomorrow!

@GunSperg Жыл бұрын

Where I am from (southern West Virginia) one of the main traditional meals is pinto beans with a side of cornbread and fried potatoes. The way the beans are cooked some call “soup beans” in other areas but everyone just calls them pinto beans here because that’s the type of bean used

@JamesWhite-tg4kw 10 ай бұрын

An fresh onions 🤗

@petehendry4756 Жыл бұрын

Im on the seacoast of nh , watching the same snow come down lol . My mother used to make this dish as well although she didn't use as much salt pork but she also added bacon and we would have brown bread wich i didn't like that much . This video really brought back some good memories. My all time favourite dish was home fries and codfish cakes , i wonder if anyone else made that dish .

@christinamoneyhan5688 Жыл бұрын

You describing this meal had my mouth watering.👥🙏🏽🇺🇸✌🏻🙂

@quarters-eye8922 Жыл бұрын

Very cool 😎 Thank you for posting 👍

@jackvaughn4808 Жыл бұрын

Very much enjoyed this video. Being from Tennessee I have heard of Boston baked beans all my life but had no idea how easy they are to make. I am going to give them a try very soon. BTW, in the hills we called the salt pork streak meat which we fry up sliced or throw a chunk into our beans as well. I have a cast iron dutch oven my wife and I have had for 47 years. I guess that will do as we don,t have a bean pot. Thanks Again.

@WillyK51 Жыл бұрын

Smoked pork ribs great also. Even if not usual Chorizo sausage great with beans and chickpeas

@jackvaughn4808 Жыл бұрын

@@WillyK51 Thanks, gotta expand my pallet a bit !

@wingman8447 Жыл бұрын

Love the beans

@nerradnosnhoj5122 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing , Have a great weekend there enjoy those beans , I would bet they are very good !

@advntr_tme Жыл бұрын

Loved the video! Next time show the finished product, for those of us who are not New Englanders!

@GunBlue490 Жыл бұрын

Oh, but I'd rather your imagination take you away. The sweet odor of beans baking all day is better than any image!

@advntr_tme Жыл бұрын

Guess I'll just have to buy a bean pot and try it myself. Actually, that might be a fun thing to do.

@Jeff_Seely Жыл бұрын

@@advntr_tme you should it! I know that I will and I have never tried them this way. Amazon have pots for about 25 or $30. I love kitchen gadgetry so it's an adventure for me!

@MrRugercat45 Жыл бұрын

I’ve got to try this!

@lynn49735 7 ай бұрын

Hello from Michigan! I am making these now to bring to my brothers house tomorrow. I even bought the bean pot....smells good! Thank you so much!

@garyhammond2213 Жыл бұрын

My mother made a pot of large lima beans every Friday; New England style, but no pork. They were delicious!

@jamesbeers4301 Жыл бұрын

I had been wanting to make ‘real’ baked beans for years. I never would’ve thought I’d find the recipe on my favorite fellow retired wto’s page! I even went so far as to buy a bean pot on eBay haha (they Are a bit pricey) but i found a blue crown 2qt in near new condition for $20 👍🏼 Once i procured a fine (uncut) chunk of salt pork and a fresh jar of Grandma’s molasses i set my beans to soak. The next day was busy so i didn’t get to combine the ingredients and set the pot to bake until quite late in the day. The short story is, as time passed and i topped the pot with leftover ‘bean boiling water’ just one time- i fell asleep in the chair 😮 only to wake 5hrs later to a bean pot that was in dire need of hydration 😅 with no alternatives i topped it off and returned it to the oven for what became about 9 hrs total cook time and they still came out quite well. A little more robust than i would’ve liked but quite edible and we enjoyed them. Thank you for another great piece of advice and the inspiration to be a fellow bean maker! Be well and God bless

@herewegofans 6 ай бұрын

Life is better with cold hands and a warm heart. Thank you for sharing your treasured memories and culinary wisdom. Keep being as great as you are. Happy New Year and this recipe would be wise to put on deck for the coming Sunday Northeastern storm headed your way. Stay safe.

@BigT27295 Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Looks good...

@jacobstein9549 Жыл бұрын

I am just here to hear gundad490 say "Boston". Thanks for all the great content.

@vincebelmonte7710 Жыл бұрын

Love to see Benny

@gingermadore2328 6 ай бұрын

Mainer here watching to refreash my ideas about baked beans, and you gave a fantastic recount on how to make them. It has been a while sine I last made them. Thanks you sir

@gingermadore2328 6 ай бұрын

They are in the oven and 6 hours from now we will be enjoying some baked beans. My pork was siced too so tied it up like you did.

@charliecontrino1626 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! No snow here in NJ but it is 30 degrees so the beans are still welcomed!

@sturisa Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed watching GunBlue490! I remember being up in Maine a number of years ago and they had something called Bean Hole beans, similar recipe I believe.

@valkyriect3919 Жыл бұрын

My friend had a cabin in the Berkshires.. Sherwood Forest. In the yard by the back door was a bean hole. We cooked beans a couple times in it. Get the fire going and drop the crock down in the hole. Cover and sit by the fire with some wine/beer and wait.

@BIGFOOT. Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video

@EricTechstuffs 10 ай бұрын

I really like this guys and his cooking... His recipes are really good ! I hope for more of your great recipes !

@HelgatheHorriblez 23 күн бұрын

I'm from New England and I honestly feel like I have ALL of the the exact same cookware right down to the bean crock.

@charlenequinilty7252 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your no nonsense video. Been looking for a basic baked bean recipe.

@10karhu Жыл бұрын

I'll give this recipe a try-I got the beans soaking and tomorrow after Mass will put it all together.

@paulmartin6895 Жыл бұрын

It been many years ago that my mom use to make that. I know indeed to.make some in time.

@denisleblanc4506 Жыл бұрын

Growing up we had beans and wieners with biscuits and would gather in the living room to watch Bugs Bunny. My mother grew up in Worcester so probably a traditional recipe.

@H.R.6688 Жыл бұрын

This is really cool, I enjoy your gunsmith videos, but as someone from Virginia, that's a really good way to get to know someone, is over food the other person likes.

@LUVDOGS1954 Жыл бұрын

Shoot and cook...we old timers can do it all!

@jackcottrell3891 Жыл бұрын

Memories.. did many days on the ice..

@stinger4583 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the recipe. I'm going to try it. Hello, Benny.

@shannonludwick5738 Жыл бұрын

Thank you that looks awesome I can't wait to make some God bless you

@jesspoet Жыл бұрын

I love listening to you in sharing your recipes! I will be making this recipe soon. Thank you for showing me how it’s done 🫘🥣😊

@National757 Жыл бұрын

I love your gun stuff. But now your talkin! :) I have two antique ceramic bean pots like that. One was my Mom's, and the other my Aunt's. If your gonna make baked beans, has to be in an old fashioned bean pot! Thanks for sharing. I might just have to get those old pots out, and soak some beans. Make up a batch of baked beans tomorrow! :)

@jimd8008 Жыл бұрын

Thank you again

@GunBlue490 Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@CincinnatiDan Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the surprise content, love the family recipe!

@msredsox 4 ай бұрын

I MADE THEM AND THEY ARE AMAZING! TY! WISH I COULD SEND U PICS LOL YAY!!! I CANNEDM!! TY!!

@danielbeck9191 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this amazing video! I need to get myself a bean pot!

@Canoeal Жыл бұрын

Would love to see what it looked like when it was all done. Thanks for the videos! I’ve learned a lot.

@Strutingeagle Жыл бұрын

Just made the beans. They were great. Thanks for the recipe.

@michaelprue9024 7 ай бұрын

I am a subscriber, but mainly for your firearms content. I’ve been craving so good home made baked beans lately and decided to look up a real recipe and low and behold who do I run into lol. Being from Nebraska we are stuck primarily with canned baked beans, and while there are some decent brands available, none of them compare with the real deal. Thank you for the recipe good sir. Now I have to find a good bean pot and I’m definitely going to give this recipe a go. 👍

@junkalunk Жыл бұрын

Just made these with salt pork, loved the recipe!

@stephenschneider9209 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy your videos and was surprised to see a cooking video. As I love all things "old school" cooking is on that list. Your wisdom and no nonsense approach is for lack of a better term, cool. Thanks for sharing and I hope you make more recipes. Now if you just had a passion for motorcycles too...

@keithviglucci5934 Жыл бұрын

I just used your recipe almost exactly and they came out great! I'm in upstate NY, Grandma browns brand baked beans were something I looked forward to in the summer time. Unfortunately they are out of business. Since I learned to make beans from your video I may never buy a store bought can of beans again. Thank you!

@samthunders3611 6 ай бұрын

There's a recipe on you tube duping Grandma's but she makes it too dry to pasty I thought but the ingredients seems close

@Motavian 3 ай бұрын

I need to invest in a bean pot, my wife and I still have our gartopf fermenting crock for making sauerkraut with the cabbage and horseradish we grow in our backyard. We certainly aren't rich, but we are happy.

@robertwilson6891 8 ай бұрын

I’m 75, live in Washington state, load my own (a bit new to it), shoot for fun and cook for flavor; your beans are fantastic. As a kid, my mom used to make Boston style baked beans-my dad loved them and I lived just to have her make another batch. It’s been many years without such wonderful beans; I watched your video last night, soaked my beans and started them early this morning-WOW! I just wanted to say enjoying the beans and watching your video has made my day and most probably my week. I am truly enjoying videos narrated by someone with reason, logic, religion ethics and fantastic contents; much appreciated-keep it up!!!!

@TikkaT3x 11 ай бұрын

In your own words, not a popular meal on a submarine.😁 Great video! 👍

@lens7859 Жыл бұрын

Looks great!

@cacycribbs Жыл бұрын

Wonderful! I really enjoy the variety of content you produce! Thanks for sharing!

@tjvohs1 Жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you for sharing it.

@halfdollar86 Жыл бұрын

I’ll have to try that!

@Edgy01 3 ай бұрын

My father was a Mainiac, my mother from New Hampshire, but we lived all over the world. My mom’s bean recipe was similar, but never this precise! Now I know what it should be!

@jamesvatter5729 Жыл бұрын

Shoveling people out...Kids today aren't that energetic. Great video.

@GunBlue490 Жыл бұрын

50 cents was big cash, that would represent ten bucks or more today, and we'd clean up with several jobs before noon with two or three bucks in our piggy bank every snowstorm. One morning shovelling was as profitable for me as an entire week delivering 80 papers.

@garyh1449 Жыл бұрын

@@GunBlue490 I shoveled snow in the winter and mowed lawn's and done yard work in the summer. Picked potatoes in the fall.