Recipe: Baked Beans with Beef (1970's)

BAKED BEANS WITH BEEF

1/2 lb dried great northern beans
1 ham hock
2 medium onions, chopped
1 tbsp butter or margarine, melted
1 lb ground beef
1 (28 oz) can pear shaped tomatoes
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp dry mustard
1 tbsp mustard seeds
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper (to taste)

Sort and wash beans; place in a heavy saucepan or Dutch oven. Cover with water, and bring to a boil; boil 2 minutes. Remove from heat, and soak 1 hour.

Add ham hock; cover and cook gently about 1 hour or until tender, adding more water if necessary.

Saute onion in butter; add to beans.

Brown ground beef, stirring to crumble; add remaining ingredients, and simmer 10 minutes. Add to beans. Spoon bean mixture into a 2 1/2 quart casserole.

Bake at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes or until thickened.

Makes 6 servings
Source: Southern Living Magazine, sometime in 1977