Boston baked beans

Recipes / Meat

Get your fibre intake for the day with this tasty beans and ham recipe.

Recipe «Boston baked beans» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 4:10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 550g dried great northern or cannellini beans, rinsed, 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 large brown onions, finely chopped, 3 garlic cloves, crushed, 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves , 800g can diced tomatoes, 1 litre Massel salt reduced chicken style liquid stock, 1kg ham bone , 1/4 cup maple syrup, 2 tbsp dijon mustard, 1 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce, Buttered toasted crusty bread, to serve.

Ingredients:

  • 550g dried great northern or cannellini beans, rinsed 
  • 2 tbsp olive oil 
  • 2 large brown onions, finely chopped 
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed 
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves 
  • 800g can diced tomatoes 
  • 1 litre Massel salt reduced chicken style liquid stock 
  • 1kg ham bone 
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup 
  • 2 tbsp dijon mustard 
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar 
  • 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce 
  • Buttered toasted crusty bread, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Place beans in a large bowl. Cover with cold water. Set aside for 8 hours or overnight to soak. Rinse under cold water. Drain.
  2. Preheat oven to 160C/140C fan-forced. Heat oil in a large, heavy-based, flameproof casserole dish over medium heat. Cook onion, stirring occasionally, for 8 minutes or until softened. Add garlic and thyme. Cook for 2 minutes or until fragrant. Add tomato, stock, beans and ham bone. Season with salt and pepper. Cover. Bring to boil. Transfer to oven. Bake for 3 hours, stirring occasionally, until beans are just tender. Cool.
  3. Transfer ham bone to a chopping board. Remove and discard rind, bone and fat. Shred ham.
  4. Divide mixture in two. Refrigerate half the mixture for other recipes.
  5. Place remaining half of bean mixture, syrup, mustard, sugar and sauce in a large heavy-based saucepan over medium heat. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally (see note), or until heated.
  6. Serve beans with buttered toast.