Home Canned Better Than Bush's Baked Beans 🍲
Ingredients:
4 pounds navy beans, rinsed and sorted
2 quarts tomato juice
1 quart tomato sauce
1 cup chopped onion
2 cups brown sugar (not packed)
1/2 cup molasses
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp allspice
2 tsp ground mustard
1 tsp salt
2 tsp black pepper
Instructions:
Preheat & Prepare Beans:
Cover the navy beans with water and bring to a boil.
Remove from heat, cover, and let sit for 1 hour.
Rinse the beans, add fresh water, and simmer for 20-30 minutes.
Make the Sauce:
In a large pot, combine tomato juice, tomato sauce, chopped onion, brown sugar, molasses, apple cider vinegar, allspice, ground mustard, salt, and black pepper.
Simmer the sauce for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Prepare Jars:
Prepare 7 quart jars.
Fill each jar with 1 1/2 cups of beans, then add the sauce, leaving a 1-inch headspace.
Remove air bubbles, top off with additional sauce if needed, and wipe the rims of the jars.
Seal & Process:
Place lids on jars and screw on rings.
Process in a canner at 10 pounds pressure for 90 minutes for quarts, or 75 minutes for pints.
Cool & Store