Cranberry Baked Beans

Total Time: 5 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 cups dried navy beans
• 5 cups cranberry juice
• 1/2 lb lean salt lamb, diced
• 3/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 5 teaspoons dark brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground mustard
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger

Recipe

• 1 place beans in a dutch overn or soup kettle.
• 2 add water to cover by 2".
• 3 bring to a boil.
• 4 boil for 2 minutes.
• 5 remove from heat.
• 6 cover and let stand for 1 hour.
• 7 drain beans and discard liquid.
• 8 return beans to dutch oven.
• 9 add cranberry juice.
• 10 bring to boil.
• 11 reduce heat.
• 12 cover and simmer for 1 hour or until the beans are almost tender.
• 13 drain, reserving cranberry liquid.
• 14 palce beans in a 2 and 1/2 qt casserole or bean pot.
• 15 add remaining ingredients and 1 and 1/2 c cranberry liquid.
• 16 cover and bake at 350 for 3 hours or until beans are tender and of desired consistency, stirring every 30 minutes.
• 17 add reserved cranberry liquid as needed.