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selfsufficientish



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 05 6:53 pm    Post subject: Baked beans Reply with quote
    

One of the few things I still have to go to a supermarket for is baked beans. Has anyone every tried to make their own? If so what were the results like?

jema
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 05 8:00 pm    Post subject: Re: Baked beans Reply with quote
    

selfsufficientish wrote:
One of the few things I still have to go to a supermarket for is baked beans. Has anyone every tried to make their own? If so what were the results like?


I have tried making baked bean type recipes, such a Boston Baked Beans out of Hughs meat book, but I can't say I have been over impressed by the results. But then again I suppose commercial baked beans rely on a load of suger.

jema

wellington womble



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 05 12:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

This is from Tuscan living (the no going back programme/book) I haven't tried it myself, but it seems to be more basic than the boston baked beans. I'm sure you could tweak it to your taste though, and improvise some of the ingridients.

800g tinned cannellini beans (or 340g dried, soaked overnight)
10 tomatoes, finely chopped (or 800g tinned)
2 leeks or red onions
4 teaspoons of sugar
oil
passata
salt and pepper

put beans, tomatoes, onion, and olive oil into an ovenproof dish. Add passata to cover, add sugar, salt and pepper. Stir, and bake at 160 deg C, for 20 mins, stir again and bake for 30 mins or until tender. You can freeze or bottle them.

selfsufficientish



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 05 2:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

sounds good will give it a go next week, cheers.

Gertie



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 05 2:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I would be interested to know how the baked beans turns out. We buy a few tins for our local supermarket - well "every little helps" - I think the problem being that we all have an idea of what we expect something to taste like, and when it isn't exactly the same we can be disappointed.

Not wishing to bring this post down to gutter level, I have to say that hubby and baked beans don't always get on Any ideas on how to utilise all 'that' hot air.

Bugs



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 05 2:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Pretending you've not said that last bit Gertie but ahem, you might want to read Slefsuciitentish's (Andy's) article on thyme, that's all I'm saying...

selfsufficientish



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 05 3:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

and my girlfriend wishes I took my own advice

mrsnesbitt



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 05 4:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

free jacuzzi efect! You'd pay hundreds for one in the shops!

nettie



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 05 5:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Yep Gertie send him up the stables to jet-propelled pooh-pick until it's all over!

selfsufficientish



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 03, 05 10:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

wellington womble wrote:
This is from Tuscan living (the no going back programme/book) I haven't tried it myself, but it seems to be more basic than the boston baked beans. I'm sure you could tweak it to your taste though, and improvise some of the ingridients.

800g tinned cannellini beans (or 340g dried, soaked overnight)
10 tomatoes, finely chopped (or 800g tinned)
2 leeks or red onions
4 teaspoons of sugar
oil
passata
salt and pepper

put beans, tomatoes, onion, and olive oil into an ovenproof dish. Add passata to cover, add sugar, salt and pepper. Stir, and bake at 160 deg C, for 20 mins, stir again and bake for 30 mins or until tender. You can freeze or bottle them.


Ok I took my time to get round trying this bu tthe beans are now in soak ready for making baked beans for breakfast. I must ask what is passata and can I use tomato puree? I had a look on ochef.com and there are two recipes for it one is just sived tomatoes and the other involves pork shoulder and stuff.

Lloyd



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 03, 05 11:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I do jet propelled poo pick every morning!

Funny, I was thinking today about home made baked beans. Wonder if the beans are easy to grow here. I'd be inclined to make the sauce by itself, boil the beans, put them in sauce, seal up in fridge for a month or two to infuse. With a spot of vinegar too probably.

nettie



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 03, 05 11:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

It's just sieved tomatoes m'dear, the porky one sounds mighty posh Puree will be too strong a taste.

The recipe sounds great, i always hated baked beans as a kid, but I'm really tempted to give this one a go. Thanks WW! I wonder what it'd be like with HFW's sieved roasted tomatoes, you know, the garlicky ones

Lloyd



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 03, 05 11:22 pm    Post subject: Baked beans Reply with quote
    

WW, How did the beans turn out?

selfsufficientish



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 03, 05 11:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I don't think he has tried them. I wil let you know tomorrow what thay are like if you want (as long as I remember )

Lloyd



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 03, 05 11:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Cheers Andy

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