Boston baked beans

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• John

  21 April 2010

  John rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Great food. Wife loved it

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• petunia

  19 December 2010

  petunia rated and commented on this recipe

  

  easy and very tasty..great for this cold weather.

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• lemmings

  01 January 2011

  lemmings rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lovely recipe and so much nicer than tinned! I didn't have any pork belly and had only half a packet of haricot beans lurking in the back of the cupboard so I halved all of the other ingredients and also put in a packet of smoked streaky bacon and it was delicious!!

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• JimZilla

  14 April 2011

  JimZilla rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very bland, a waste of good pork belly!

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• andycrofts

  28 October 2011

  andycrofts commented on this recipe

  Doesn't get more simple! Slow cooker (crockpot) does it perfectly I make it at least once a month for Girlie and I. I use honey, molasses and brown sugar - about a tablespoonful of each - (tried it with dried kidney beans, following the soaking/boiling instructions in the same water, and that was even better). Put it in the pot on low in the evening. Forgot it till the following afternoon. Didn't matter. When we ate it first time, it was fantastic! You could've gone to a restaurant and blown 75 quid, but we spent less than a tenner for the same (We fill the freezer with every packet saying "50% off, and I use my local ethnic shop for pulses, etc.)

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• andycrofts

  28 October 2011

  andycrofts commented on this recipe

  Gonna try a good "Keith Floyd style" glop of red wine next time...(i.e., a couple of bottles ;-)

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• Double H

  16 December 2011

  Double H commented on this recipe

  A great recipe which never fails. I usually serve it with sourdough bread which is a delicious contrast to the sweet molasses. Adding a bit of chorizo works well too!

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• Kaz's Binder

  12 February 2012

  Kaz's Binder commented on this recipe

  This recipe needs to be renamed as it's nothing like Boston Baked Beans. Boston Baked Beans are traditionally flavoured with molasses and pork and tend to given a little kick with chilli powder. I have been making them for over 20 years having learnt the recipe when I lived in the USA. I make mine with regular beans (Heinz) to which I add, chilli powder, cayenne pepper, onions, minced beef,Ham, brown sugar and treacle and bbq sauce. Obviously mine is also a variation on the original theme which has evolved over the years

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• andycrofts

  12 February 2012

  andycrofts commented on this recipe

  @ Kaz: "Boston Baked Beans are traditionally flavoured with molasses and pork.." Erm, they're in the list of ingredients, M'kay??

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• kbeech06

  02 March 2012

  kbeech06 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I agree with Kaz. From the Boston area and this is NOTHING like Boston Baked Beans. I've never see carrots or celery in Boston Baked Beans. There are many variations...but never with vegetables other than maybe an onion for flavor. And we make them with either red kidney beans or pea beans. I grew up having Baked Beans EVERY SATURDAY night and my moms are obviously the best, but I've had them in several places. Take the celery and the carrot out...and you're close to the recipe...but we don't tend to use tomato based anything in them either.

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• Mrs D Csak

  12 April 2013

  Mrs D Csak commented on this recipe

  Beans don't always need to be soaked overnight or for hours. Just wash, place in pan with water specified bring to the boil and continue boiling for 2 - 3 mins then remove from heat, cover and leave for 1-2 hours or until plump.

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Ingredients

• 500g pack dried haricot beans
• 2 onions , roughly chopped
• 2 celery sticks, roughly chopped
• 2 carrots , roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 2 tbsp light muscovado sugar
• ½ tbsp black treacle or molasses
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• 800g piece pork belly
• handful parsley , roughly chopped

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Serves 6

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Prep 20 mins

Cook 2 hrs - 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 500g pack dried haricot beans
• 2 onions , roughly chopped
• 2 celery sticks, roughly chopped
• 2 carrots , roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 2 tbsp light muscovado sugar
• ½ tbsp black treacle or molasses
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• 800g piece pork belly
• handful parsley , roughly chopped

PER SERVING

615 kcalories, protein 43g, carbohydrate 54g, fat 27 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 16g, sugar 14g, salt 0.8 g

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