Baked Beans With Ham

Joelle2:13's Note:

This is a recipe I got from the local paper but made some adjustments. I wanted to keep track of it, went to Ukraine this summer and wanted to bring it with as a sample of "American Food" I like the fact there are very few ingredients. My Ukrainian friends commented how "tasty" the beans were.

• Total Time: 10 hrs
• Prep Time: 8 hrs
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 (16 ounce) bag great northern beans
• ¾ lb cooked ham , diced
• 1 small onion , diced
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup ketchup
• salt and pepper
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• water

Directions:

1. Rinse and sort Beans. Put in a large Pot.
2. Add 8 cups of cold water and let stand overnight or at least 8 hours.
3. Drain and rinse beans and pour back in large pot or bean pot.
4. Add rest of ingredients.
5. Generously cover with water.
6. If baking in a bean pot, bake for 3-4 hours at 300 degrees.
7. If cooking on top of stove, simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours until beans are tender.
8. Add more water if necessary during cooking time.
9. Add more salt, pepper and brown sugar if necessary, to taste.