Baked beans

[SarahJane]

I love baked beans....weird really as I hated them when I was a child, and most kids love them. It was when I lived in a bedsit with hardly a penny that I started eating them and I have to say I always have some in the store cupboard.
I tried to find a recipe a while ago but all I could come up with was a recipe for boston baked beans so thanks for this thread!

[Odsox]

I think I've cracked it !!!
Just tasted the beans I'm cooking at the moment and they taste remarkably like tinned ones.
Will report back after we have some for dinner tonight.

How sad is that though that my ambition is to emulate tinned baked beans.

[SarahJane]

I think I've cracked it !!!
Just tasted the beans I'm cooking at the moment and they taste remarkably like tinned ones.
Will report back after we have some for dinner tonight.

How sad is that though that my ambition is to emulate tinned baked beans.

I think its great! Let us know when you have the perfect recipe!

[red]

I think I've cracked it !!!
Just tasted the beans I'm cooking at the moment and they taste remarkably like tinned ones.
Will report back after we have some for dinner tonight.

How sad is that though that my ambition is to emulate tinned baked beans.

well - share! lets have your recipe

[Odsox]

OK, had them for dinner and they were almost like tinned baked beans. The recipe could still do with a bit of a tweak though.
This is what I did .....

200g dry weight of beans soaked overnight
1 tin of tomatoes
1.5 heaped tsp sugar
1 tsp soft brown sugar
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
1 heaped tsp cornflour
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp salt

Bring beans to boil and boil for 10 mins with lid off ... gets rid of the farting toxins
lower heat and simmer with lid on till just soft ... about 50 mins

Whizz tomatoes in food processor or liquidiser and put in saucepan
Mix cornflour with some water and add to pan.
Add all the rest to pan as well.
Bring to the boil stirring frequently.
Put beans and sauce into a slow cooker and cook on High for about 3 hours (or Low for as long as you want)
Makes about 3 servings

The result is slightly redder than tinned beans and of course there are a few tomato seeds (which could be sieved out)
I added the brown sugar at a later stage as I thought it need more, next time I might use all brown sugar instead of granulated.
The Balsamic vinegar was a compromise between Reds Worcester Sauce and the Acetic Acid that was on the tin I was looking at.
If you try it, let me know what you think.

[Cassiepod]

I tried Red's recipe last night and they were YUMMY! I'm keen to try the tinned copy recipe now!

[mamos]

Mmmmmmmmm Baked Beans

sorry

mamos

[red]

I tried Red's recipe last night and they were YUMMY! I'm keen to try the tinned copy recipe now!

what kind of beans did you use? I haven't tried it with haricot yet...

[Cassiepod]

Little tiny ones, I'm sure they said Haricot on the packet. I've got canellini beans which I think are the tinned norm, but the haricot were open therefore had to be used first. for those of us who care about stock rotation