Durgin Park Baked Beans
Back in the 80's i was in boston and decided to eat at a restaurant called durgin park. Not knowing it was a legend and that the wait staff was noted for their unusual service. I loved the baked beans so much that i planned several trips later on just to eat at durgin park. Several years ago i stumbled across this recipe on copykat recipes and have been using it ever since. No need to travel to boston anymore. The original recipe is baked in the oven, i adapted mine to do in a crock pot (cut the ingredients in half). I have included directions for both. The result is not the traditional baked bean with a thick sauce, but durgin park is not a traditional restaurant. The sauce is very thin, but oh so good. Hope you enjoy.
Steps
For both versions , soak the beans overnight in water.
Drain , rinse and put beans in a large stockpot.
Add enough water to cover beans along with the baking soda.
Bring to boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
Drain beans and rinse.
Oven version , preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
Place the onion in the bottom of a 3 quart ovenproof casserole.
Add half the bacon , add the beans and top with remaining bacon.
Mix the sugar , molasses , mustard , salt and pepper together.
Pour over the beans.
Add just enough water to barely cover.
Do not stir.
Cover and bake for six hours.
Crockpot version , to fit into a 2 1 / 2 quart crockpot cut ingredients in half.
Place the onion in the bottom of the crockpot.
Follow with half the bacon , all the beans and the remaining bacon.
Mix the sugar , molasses , mustard , salt and pepper together.
Pour over the beans.
Add just enough water to barely cover.
Do not stir.
Cover and bake for 7- 8 hours.
Ingredients
dry white beans, baking soda, yellow onion, bacon, sugar, molasses, dry mustard, salt, pepper