Bobs Baked Beans

Name: Bobs Baked Beans
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 250 grams Dried Beans; 100 grams Streaky Bacon or Italian Pancetta; 1 onion; 2 clove of garlic(finely diced); 250 grams Tinned tomatoes (or fresh if you have the patients to peel them); 25 grams Tomato Puree; 25 ml Your favorite prepared hot sauce. I like Nandos Piri Piri. (But I just nuts) It mellows out with long slow cooking); 1 Spice bag; 1/4 tsp Corriander seeds; 1/4 tsp Cumin Seeds; 1/4 tsp Fennel Seeds; 1/4 tsp Caraway Seeds; 1/4 tsp Chili Flakes; 1 Star Anise; 1 Bay Leaf

Bobkeogh @cook_2739586

Newbridge, Kildare, Ireland

Inspired by American shows like Diners, Drivers and Drives. I threw this together on a whim. Some assembly required.
Turned out nice. Hope you enjoy

Bobkeogh @cook_2739586

Newbridge, Kildare, Ireland

Inspired by American shows like Diners, Drivers and Drives. I threw this together on a whim. Some assembly required.
Turned out nice. Hope you enjoy

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Ingredients

4 servings

Bobs Baked Beans
250 gramsDried Beans
100 gramsStreaky Bacon or Italian Pancetta
1onion
2 cloveof garlic(finely diced)
250 gramsTinned tomatoes (or fresh if you have the patients to peel them)
25 gramsTomato Puree
25 mlYour favorite prepared hot sauce. I like Nandos Piri Piri. (But I just nuts) It mellows out with long slow cooking)
1Spice bag
Spice Bag
1/4 tspCorriander seeds
1/4 tspCumin Seeds
1/4 tspFennel Seeds
1/4 tspCaraway Seeds
1/4 tspChili Flakes
1Star Anise
1Bay Leaf

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Steps

1

Soak the beans in a bowl of cold water for at least 8 hours (overnight is best)
2

Rinse the beans and add to a pan of cold water with the spice bag. (do not add salt as it make the beans skin tough and unpalatable)
3

Bring to the boil, skimming the foam of the top of the water as it comes to the boil
4

Reduce the heat, cover the pan and simmer for 30 minutes.
5

Drain the beans
6

Slice the onion into rings
7

In a bowl mix the tomatoes, hot sauce, tomato puree and Garlic
8

You can add more of the hot sauce or the Spices (crushed) to the tomatoes, if you wish. It depends how Brave or Foolish you are.
9

In a 1 litre casserole dish layer the ingredients as follows
a.layer of tomato sauce
b.onion rings
c.bacon
d.beans
10

Continue layering until you have a final layer of tomato sauce.
11

Cover the dish with a disk of greaseproof paper and place a lid on the dish.
12

Place the casserole on the middle shelf of the oven at 110 ºC for 5 hours (low and Slow is the key)
13

Great on toast or a side dish with Cottage pie