Comfy Baked Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups white pea beans
1/4 lb thick slab bacon
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
2 cups chopped onions
3/4 cup ketchup
3/4 cup molasses
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Preparation

Rinse beans and sort, discarding any blemished ones and any grit.
In a large Dutch oven or stockpot, cover the beans with 3 times their volume of water.
Bring to a boil; boil gently for 2 minutes.
Remove from heat; cover and let stand for 1 hour.
Drain, discarding liquid.
Return soaked beans to the pot along with 3 times their volume of fresh water.
Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 30 to 45 minutes or until tender.
Drain, reserving 2 cups of the cooking liquid.
Meanwhile, dice the bacon and set aside.
In a bean pot or 16-cup casserole, combine the beans, reserved cooking liquid, bacon, tomatoes, onions, ketchup, molasses, sugar, mustard, salt and pepper.
Bake, covered, in a 300 degree F.
oven for 2-1/2 hours.
Uncover and bake for 1 to 1-1/2 hours longer or until the sauce is thickened and coats the beans well.