New England Baked Kidney Beans In The Crock Pot Recipes

MY OWN CROCK POT NEW ENGLAND BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Soak beans over night or do a quick soak method. If soaking, drain soaking water, replace with new and boil the beans 30 minutes. I know what crock pots say about beans and sorry companies, this works!
• Place onions and salt pork in bottom of pot.
• Pour in beans drained of water.
• Mix the next 7 ingredients in a saucepan and bring just to the boil stirring occasionally. Pour over beans in pot.
• Add water to cover beans and cook on low 10-12 hours (or more) topping with water if necessary.
• Stir every 2 hours and cook with lid off for final 2 hours to thicken. I usually find that I need to stop adding water at this point and stir occasionally as beans will "appear" dried out on top; this is how they should look. Just stir.
• These should be saucy rather than liquidy or dry. a thick sauce. Unfortunately this is not a crock pot recipe which can be left unattended for more than 2-3 hours.
• Eating the onions is one of the best parts! I used to only use 1 until my mother began screaming give me an onion!
• These freeze very well. Freeze in plastic containers or bags and thaw at room temperature. Re-heat adding a bit of water if necessary as they *can* thicken upon freezing.

NEW ENGLAND BAKED BEANS ( CROCK POT )

Steps:

• Bring beans and 9 cups water to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 1 1/2 hours.
• Drain beans; place in Crock Pot.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Cover and cook on LOW for at least 8 hours.
• For Vegetarian omit the pork.

SLOW COOKER NEW ENGLAND BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Sort through the dry beans and pick out stones or damaged beans. Rinse the beans well and place them in the slow cooker crock.
• Add enough water to cover the dried beans about 2-inches, about 6 cups. Cover and soak the beans overnight.
• The following morning, drain the beans and rinse well. Combine all the ingredients and 4 cups of water in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 8-12 hours.
• Begin checking the beans at 8 hours, stir, and continue cooking until the baked beans are tender and the sauce forms a caramelized, rich, and thick stew. Makes 8-10 servings.

NEW ENGLAND BAKED BEANS - GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT COLD

Steps:

• Be sure to drain and rinse the beans. You can spray the crock pot with a small bit of Pam if you wish or use a non-stick pot.
• Mix all ingredients in crock pot and slow cook on low for 2-3 hours, stirring now and again. Or on low heat for 1 hour on stovetop.
• It is important to slow cook these beans for at least an hour so the sauce thickens to the beans.
• You can use other types of beans, I have used Northern, Mexican (adding a bit of chili powder in the recipe), & Pinto.

MOM'S NEW ENGLAND BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Soak beans in a pan of water overnight then drain before cooking.
• Boil the soaked beans until the skins crack when you blow on them. (With a spoon, lift some out of the boiling water and blow on them. If the skins crackle, they are done.) This step is important because the beans don't soften up any more while baking, and you don't want them to be too hard.
• Drain the beans and place them in your bean pot (any ceramic piece will do as long as it has a lid).
• Add uncooked bacon and chopped onion.
• In a sauce pan, bring the rest of the ingredients to a boil.
• Once everything is melted and combined, pour the mixture over the beans in the pot.
• Make sure the liquid covers the beans. If not, then add more water.
• Bake in covered pot at 250 degrees for about 4 hours. Check periodically to make sure the liquid level does not get too low. They will thicken as they bake, but you should have a little juice so they are not too dry.
• The beans will be dark brown, and thick when they are done.