Baked Pea Beans With Pork

Ingredients

• 1 quart pea beans
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 pound fat pork, scored
• warm water

Method

1. 1 Soak pea beans overnight in cold water.
2. 2 Drain beans and place in an earthen bean-pot.
3. 3 Add salt, pepper, sugar, and scored fat pork to the pot.
4. 4 Fill the pot with warm water.
5. 5 Bake in a moderate oven (350°F) all day, adding water as needed to keep beans moist.