Boston Baked Beans

Ingredients
400g/14oz Dried Beans (navy, etc), pre-soaked overnight
60ml/2fl.oz. Cooking Oil
1 tbsp Salt
Water
225g/8oz Salt Pork or Bacon, diced
4 tbsp Brown Sugar
3 tbsp Black Treacle or Dark Molasses
1 teasp Mustard
1 Large Onion, chopped
4 tbsp Tomato Ketchup

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 150C, 300F, Gas Mark 2. Place the beans in a large saucepan, cover with plenty of cold water, bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, heat a large frying pan until very hot. Add the pork and sear or brown on all sides.

3. Drain the beans, reserving the water, then place them in a large ovenproof casserole together with the pork and remaining ingredients. Add enough of the reserved water to come to about 5cm/2- inches of above the beans. Stir well.

4. Cover and bake for 3 hours.

5. Remove from the oven, mix again, add more water then re-cover, return to the oven and continue bake for a further 1½ hours or until beans are tender. Uncover for the last 30 minutes of cooking.