Baked Beans Traditional Bean-hole Beans Recipe

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Baked Beans Traditional Bean-hole Beans
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Directions:

  1. Soak 2 pounds of yellow-eye beans overnight.
  2. Parboil beans until the skin peels away by blowing on a few beans in a spoon.
  3. Add the mix to the beans and stir slightly.
  4. Slice 1 pound salt pork into sections.
  5. Cut each section partly through in a criss-cross pattern and place pieces on top of the beans.
  6. Cover the beans and set to one side.
  7. The bean hole should be dug into the ground and be half again as large as your dutch oven or any other tightly lidded pot.
  8. Using seasoned hard wood, accumulate live coals until hole is 3/4 full.
  9. Shovel out the coals leaving about 3 inches of live coals in the bottom of the hole.
  10. Set the bean pot in the hole on top of the 3 inch bed of coals.
  11. Shovel the rest of the coals around and on top of the pot.
  12. Cover with dirt and check for escaping steam and making sure none is leaking out.
  13. If steam is leaking out, cover area with more dirt.
  14. Leave in the ground for 8 hours or overnight.
  15. Note: Make sure the beans are completely covered with hot water before putting in ground.
  16. The beans need to go into the ground hot.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 935.19 Kcal (3915 kJ)
Calories from fat 444.09 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 49.34g 76%
Cholesterol 48.75mg 16%
Sodium 1766.78mg 74%
Potassium 374.05mg 8%
Total Carbs 93.48g 31%
Sugars 22.22g 89%
Dietary Fiber 31.01g 124%
Protein 30.26g 61%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 2%
Iron 11.3mg 63%
Calcium 222.9mg 22%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 414.03 Kcal (1733 kJ)
Calories from fat 196.61 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.85g 76%
Cholesterol 21.58mg 16%
Sodium 782.19mg 74%
Potassium 165.6mg 8%
Total Carbs 41.38g 31%
Sugars 9.84g 89%
Dietary Fiber 13.73g 124%
Protein 13.4g 61%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 2%
Iron 5mg 63%
Calcium 98.7mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 22
    Points
  • 23
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • high fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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