Home made Baked Beans with soda bread toast
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- More effort
- Serves 6
Ingredients
Baked Beans
- 400g tin Haricot beans
- 400g tin Cannellini beans
- 200g streaky bacon (chopped) or lardons
- 1 Onion (finely chopped)
- 2 Garlic cloves (finely sliced or grated)
- 2 x 400g tin chopped Tomatoes
- 2 tbsp Tomato purée
- 150g soft dark brown sugar
- 150ml red Wine Vinegar
- 75ml Rapeseed Oil
- 2 tbsp Worcester sauce
- 2 tbsp Paprika
- Salt & Pepper
- 1 red Chilli (finely chopped, seeds in) Add this if you want your baked beans spicy!
- 150ml Water
Soda Bread
- 400g tin Haricot beans
- 400g tin Cannellini beans
- 200g streaky bacon (chopped) or lardons
- 1 Onion (finely chopped)
- 2 Garlic cloves (finely sliced or grated)
- 2 x 400g tin chopped Tomatoes
- 2 tbsp Tomato purée
- 150g soft dark brown sugar
- 150ml red Wine Vinegar
- 75ml Rapeseed Oil
- 2 tbsp Worcester sauce
- 2 tbsp Paprika
- Salt & Pepper
- 1 red Chilli (finely chopped, seeds in) Add this if you want your baked beans spicy!
- 150ml Water
- 340g wholemeal flour
- 340g strong white flour, plus extra for dusting
- 2 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
- 1½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 85g butter (softened), plus extra to serve
- 625ml buttermilk
Method
- STEP 1In a large saucepan, heat the rapeseed oil over a medium heat. Add the streaky bacon and fry until crisp (about 10 minutes).
- STEP 2Add the onion and garlic (and chilli if using) to the pan and cook until the onion is soft (about 10 - 12 minutes).
- STEP 3Add the tinned tomatoes, tomato purée, sugar, vinegar, Worcester sauce, smoked Paprika and 150ml water. Bring to the boil and then add the beans.
- STEP 4Reduce the heat to low and cook for 1 - 1½ hours, or until you have a thick sauce with soft tender beans.
- STEP 5Meanwhile, make the soda bread. Preheat the oven to 200C Gas 6.
- STEP 6Put all the ingredients for the Soda bread together in a bowl and mix. Then form the mixture into a loaf shape of your choice.
- STEP 7Place on a baking tray, dust with flour and bake in the oven for 45-50 minutes, or until the loaf is golden-brown and sounds hollow when tapped.
- STEP 8Remove from the oven and leave to cool. Season the beans with salt & pepper, then serve with slices of toasted, buttered soda bread
