Name: Boston beans, Dad’s way
Yield: Serves 2-4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon tomato purée; 1 teaspoon dried thyme, plus a little extra for the breadcrumbs; 2 large handfuls of breadcrumbs; 1 large clove of garlic, very finely chopped, then smushed with a little salt; 8 rashers of smoked streaky bacon, sliced to postage stamp size; 1 heaped tablespoon black treacle; 4 medium vine tomatoes, sliced to about 5mm thickness; 1 bay leaf; 2 x 400 g cans of baked beans; 60 g unsalted butter; 1 large onion, medium diced; flaked sea salt; buttered curly kale, to serve (optional); 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; ¼ teaspoon ground cloves (optional)