Traditional Baked Beans -
From huxter 16 years ago
- 240 minutes to make
- Serves 4
This recipe uses dried beans --a lot of recipes I look at call for cans of pork'n'beans and thats not cooking ,thats reheating !!! Go back to your Granny's basics for real flavour
Ingredients
- 375 g dried beans --borlotti ,cannellini ,navy or red kidney shopping list
- 2 tbsp olive oil. shopping list
- 1 large onion ,diced. shopping list
- 3 cloves of garlic ,chopped. shopping list
- 2 carrots ,finely chopped shopping list
- 3 rashers of good smoky bacon ,or pancetta ,cut into 1/2 inch strips -- or even some bacon bones for flavour . shopping list
- 2 red bell peppers ,seeded ,and diced . shopping list
- 1 green bell pepper ,seeded and diced . shopping list
- 1 x 425g can of crushed tomatoes or fresh tomatoes if vine ripened are available. shopping list
- 1 bay leaf shopping list
- 1/2 tsp crushed coriander seeds shopping list
- 1 tsp hungarian sweet paprika shopping list
- 2 tbsp brown sugar shopping list
- 1 sprig of thyme shopping list
- salt to taste shopping list
- freshly ground black pepper shopping list
- 3 tbsp best quality maple syrup shopping list
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard shopping list
How to make it
- Soak your choice of beans overnight in fresh water .
- Next day rinse and drain ,they will have swelled to a good plump bean ready for cooking .
- Preheat the oven to 160 Cent ,thats about 325 F .
- Place your beans in a pot ,cover with water ,bring to the boil ,then rinse and drain again to give you a good clean start .
- Heat the oil in a large enamelled cast iron casserole or your equivalent -say a dutch oven or slow cooker .
- Saute the onion ,garlic ,carrot and bacon
- Wwhen the onion has softened and bacon is sizzling ,add the peppers.
- Add the tomatoes and the beans and all remaining ingredients except the maple syrup .
- Mix well .Add sufficient cold water to cover the bean mix by about 1 and a half inches .
- Cover the casserole tightly ,using baking paper if needed , and cook uncovered for 2 hours ..
- Check after 2 hours ,stir well and pour in the maple syrup .Make sure it is still wet enough .If too dry ,add a little water and reduce the temperature a little .
- Cook for a further 2 hours and check again .
- If satisfied with the cooking ,stir in fresh ground black pepper and serve .
- I sometimes at this point ,poke in a few good quality German -style frankfurters to warm through for a few minutes back in the oven .
- A hearty dish worthy of serving to your best friends , with some good hearty wine or even cold beers ,to enjoy on a winters night . .
- Plenty of sourdough bread to mop up, the sauce !
The Rating
Reviewed by 8 people-
Yes, yes, yes! Wonderful bean recipe. I love them baked in the oven - it gives them a whole different flavor. I have bookmarked this one to try in the fall. To hot right now for this one!
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Valerie
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When I saw this recipe in your recipe list, I thought; yeah right, ..... someone in Shepparton thinks that they have an original baked beans recipe..... What are the American folk here going to think about that. To my surprise, you have. Well, I had ...more
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My bean recipe is from my grandmother too. They are a sweet Boston baked bean recipe. I am going to try this one for something different. It sounds very good too.
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