Homemade Van Camp's Pork and Beans
Ingredients
- 4 cups navy beans dried
- ½ lb pre-cooked ham or bacon cut into pieces
- 4 tsp salt
- 4 Tbsp molasses
- 2 Tbsp mustard
- 1½ cup catsup
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 cups onion minced, or you can sauté if desired
- ½ cup BBQ sauce optional
Instructions
- Begin by washing your beans thoroughly. Prepare according to instructions on the bag of your beans for overnight instructions. It should instruct you to cover your beans with a specific amount of water and soak overnight.
- Once your beans have soaked for at least eight hours, place your beans with the same water into a large saucepan and boil for 45 minutes.
- Drain your beans but save the water.
- Add remaining ingredients to your bean mixture, as well as 2 cups of water you drained from your beans. Mix well. Allow to boil over medium heat for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat and serve while hot.