Triple-Bean Bake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 slices bacon
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon dry mustard
1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
3/4 cup ketchup
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/3 cup dark molasses
1/3 cup water
1 bay leaf, broken in half
1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans, rinsed,drained
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed,drained
1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, rinsed,drained (white kidney beans)
1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F Cook bacon in large ovenproof pot over medium heat until crisp.
Transfer to paper towels to drain.
Crumble bacon and reserve.
Add onion to drippings in pot and saute until almost tender, about 5 minutes.
Add dry mustard and thyme and stir 1 minute.
Mix in ketchup, vinegar, molasses, water, bay leaf and all the beans.
Season with salt and pepper.
Cover pot and bake bean mixture 45 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding more water if mixture seems dry.
Stir bacon into beans.
Bake 15 minutes longer.
Discard bay leaf.
Mix in hot sauce and serve.