Real Baked Beans

Name: Real Baked Beans
Yield: Serves 6–8
Ingredients: 1 pt / 570 ml hot water; 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 1 lb / 455 g dried haricot or cannellini beans; 1 lb / 455 g dried haricot or cannellini beans; 8 oz / 230 g salt pork; 1 large onion, peeled and sliced; 2 bay leaves; 2 oz / 60 g muscovado or molasses sugar; 2 oz / 60 g muscovado or molasses sugar; 2 tsp mustard powder; ½ tsp ground ginger

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Times Cookbook

By Frances Bissell

Published 1995

About

These are very good with baked potatoes.

Ingredients

1 lb / 455 g dried haricot or cannellini beans
8 oz /

Side dish
Gluten-free

Method

Soak the beans in plenty of water in a large saucepan for 6–8 hours, or overnight if it’s more convenient. Bring the beans and water to the boil, and boil rapidly for 10 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold running water. Cut the salt pork into 1 in / 2.5