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Pork & gammon
Boston baked beans
Ingredients
- 400g belly pork
- 500g haricot beans, either tinned or soaked in cold water overnight
- 2 tbsp dark brown sugar
- 3 tbsp black treacle
- 1 tbsp English mustard
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- salt and pepper
Method
Prep time:
20 min
PT20M
Cooking time:
4h
PT4H
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Step 1
Preheat oven to 140°C/Gas 1. -
Step 2
Drain and rinse beans, put in a casserole with enough fresh water to cover generously. Boil hard for 10 minutes then simmer for an hour until tender. -
Step 3
Cut the pork into 5cm cubes and add to beans. Stir in sugar, treacle, mustard and garlic. Season and, if necessary, add a little hot water to make sure beans are covered. Put a lid on and cook the oven for about 3 hours. -
Step 4
Remove lid and bring some for the meat to the top, allowing it to crisp a little. Return to the oven and cook for a further hour. -
Step 5
Check seasoning and serve piping hot, either on its own with crusty bread.