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Ingredients
- 4 (16 ounce) cans great northern beans, ie. Bush's, do not drain
- 1/2 cup water, rinse bean cans and reserve some water to equal 1/2 C
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 1/3 cup dark corn syrup, ie. Karo
- 1 - 1 1/4 cup ketchup, ie. Heinz
- 1/2 - 3/4 lb bacon, cooked and divided
- 3/4 cup onion, chopped
Method
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Spray 9x12 baking dish w/ nonstick spray.
- Slice the uncooked bacon into 1 to 2" pieces.
- Fry lightly over medium heat , stirring occasionally, until it begins to crisp up around the edges.
- Scoop out the bacon and set aside in a bowl. Do NOT drain.
- SAVE the bacon grease that is in the skillet. (optional, see step below).
- Throw the onions into the skillet with the bacon grease and cook long enough to wilt them a bit. Stirring them around in the hot grease a couple of minutes or so.
- NOTE: You have 2 options here: 1) remove the cooked onions and reserve them for the recipe or 2) add both the onions & bacon grease to the recipe. I found no difference, one way or the other, so I toss it.
- Combine the first 5 ingredients into a large bowl: beans, water, dark brown sugar, corn syrup and ketchup. Stir.
- Add the onions AND the grease from the bacon pan. Stir gently until mixed with bean mixture. Add 1/2 of bacon to the beans, stir to combine.
- Pour mixture into a 9x 12 prepared baking dish or any oven safe serving dish.
- Top with the remaining bacon pieces.
- Bake UNCOVERED for approximately 3 hours at 350°F . Watch so that it doesn't dry out. It will be thick and look very dark and almost caramelized when it is done.
- NOTE: You can stretch the recipe by adding an additional can or 2 of beans without compromising the end result. No need to add any other ingredients.
- I DO NOT recommend making this in the crock pot.
