Description
A pantry staple that delivers rich, sweet, and savory flavor in every jar. These homemade baked beans are perfect for stocking your shelves and serving alongside your favorite comfort meals.
Ingredients
• 4 pounds navy beans, rinsed and sorted
• 2 quarts tomato juice
• 1 quart tomato sauce
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 cups brown sugar (not packed)
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tsp allspice
• 2 tsp ground mustard
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
1. Cover the navy beans with water and bring to a boil. Remove from heat, cover, and let sit for 1 hour.
2. Rinse the beans, add fresh water, and simmer for 20–30 minutes until slightly tender. Drain.
3. In a large pot, combine tomato juice, tomato sauce, chopped onion, brown sugar, molasses, apple cider vinegar, allspice, ground mustard, salt, and black pepper.
4. Simmer the sauce for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Prepare 7 quart jars. Add 1 1/2 cups of beans to each jar.
6. Ladle the hot sauce over the beans, leaving 1 inch headspace.
7. Remove air bubbles, top off with additional sauce if needed, and wipe jar rims.
8. Place lids on jars and screw on rings.
9. Process in a pressure canner at 10 pounds pressure for 90 minutes for quarts or 75 minutes for pints.