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Maple Stout Baked Beans

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PREP TIME
20 min
COOKING TIME
625 min
TOTAL TIME
1125 min
SERVINGS
10 servings
Dinner New England
Maple Stout Baked Beans
Ingredients
  • 1/2 pound dried pinto beans
  • 1/2 pound dried navy beans
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • water to cover
  • 12 ounces salt pork, rind removed
  • 1 sweet white onion, cut into thick slices
  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle stout beer (such as 14th Star Brewing Company Maple Breakfast Stout)
  • 1 1/2 cups hot water
  • 1/4 cup Vermont maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons molasses
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon ground paprika
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon mustard powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon liquid smoke
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
1
Combine pinto beans, navy beans, and baking soda in a large cooking vessel. Fill the pot with water until it reaches 2 inches above the level of the beans. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Let it simmer for 5 minutes before removing the pot from the heat source and allowing it to rest for 8 hours.
2
Drain the beans, reserving 1 1/2 cups of the liquid that has accumulated during the soaking process. Transfer the beans to a slow cooker.
3
Add salted pork to a large skillet over high heat and sear until it is nicely browned on both sides, taking about 3 to 5 minutes per side. Remove the pork from the heat and cut it into small pieces, adding them to the slow cooker.
4
Add an onion to the skillet with any remaining pork fat and cook over medium-high heat until it is translucent, taking about 5 minutes. Transfer the onion to the slow cooker.
5
In a separate bowl, whisk together stout beer, hot water, maple syrup, brown sugar, molasses, balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, garlic salt, pepper, mustard powder, and liquid smoke. Mix the ingredients thoroughly and pour the sauce over the beans, pork, and onions in the slow cooker. Add the reserved bean soaking liquid to the mixture.
6
Place the slow cooker over low heat and let it cook for 10 hours, or until the beans are tender. Before serving, drain the mixture to your desired consistency.