New England Baked Beans

New England Baked Beans

Ingredients:
beans, snap, green, raw
water, bottled, generic
pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, raw
salt, table
molasses
mustard, prepared, yellow
sugars, brown

Directions:
Cover beans with water, bring to boil, and boil for 2 minutes.
Cover and let stand for 1 hour; then cook until tender.
Drain, reserving liquid.
Put beans in an oven safe pot or your slow cooker crockpot.
Cut through the salt pork every 1/2 inch, making cuts 1 inch deep.
Bury the salt pork in the beans, leaving rind exposed so it gets all caramelized and crusty.
Mix 1 cup liquid and remaining ingredients; pour over beans.
Add enough liquid to cover beans.
Cover; bake in pre-heated slow oven (300F (150C).)
for 6 to 8 hours.
Or cook on low setting of your slow cooker/crockpot for 6 to 8 hours.
Uncover pot during the last hour.
(If using a crockpot turn it to high for the last hour, uncovered).