Ottawa Valley Lumber Camp Beans
Dark molasses beans baked overnight with salt pork, the way Ottawa Valley lumber camps cooked them.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 420 min
- Total
- 440 min
- Servings
- 8
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 400 kcal
Equipment
- •Bean pot with lid
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 400 kcal
- fat
- 11 g
- carbs
- 58 g
- protein
- 17 g
- calories
- 400
Instructions
- 1
Parboil the drained beans for 20 minutes and reserve the liquid.
- 2
Bury the onions and salt pork among the beans in a bean pot.
- 3
Mix the molasses, mustard, sugar and salt into 600 ml of the bean liquid and pour in.
- 4
Cover and bake at 130C for 6 hours, adding hot liquid whenever they look dry.
- 5
Uncover for the last hour so the top darkens and crusts.
- 6
Serve very hot with bread.
Chef's tips
Molasses slows the beans' softening — allow the full time and do not rush the temperature up.
Ingredient substitutions
- molasses → half molasses and half maple syrup
Storage
Keeps 5 days refrigerated; freezes 3 months.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Letting the pot run dry
Serving suggestions
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