Austin Baked Beans

Ingredients

• Drain and set aside.
• Preheat the over to 350 degrees F.
• Place the bacon in a heavy ovenproof pot.
• Cook over low heat until the fat is just rendered (do not brown the bacon), 5 to 6 minutes.
• Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and set it aside.
• Add the onion to the pot and cook over low heat until wilted, about10 minutes.
• Add both bell peppers and cook, stirring, for another 5 minutes.
• Add the beans, reserved bacon, and the tomatoes (reserve the juices).
• Then add the remaining ingredients except the reserved tomato juices, apples, and salt, and fold together gently.
• Cover, transfer to the oven, and bake for 2 hours.
• Add the apples and ½ cup of the reserved tomato juices, and bake, uncovered, until thick and fragrant, 2 hours.
• Season with salt