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Baked Beans - Homemade Heinz

Source
Adapted from https://www.recipetineats.com/homemade-baked-beans-recipe-heinz/
Yield
4 servings
Prep info
8-24 hr soak + 30 min cook + 20 min prep + 25 min simmer
Prep time
1 day, 20 minutes
Cook time
50 minutes
Time required
1 day, 1 hour, 10 minutes
Oven preheat
N/A
Type
Side
Status
Tried
Tags

Ingredients

  • Beans
  • 222 g dried navy beans (aka Haricot, or any other white beans)
  • water (as needed)
  • Sauce
  • 80 g barbecue sauce
  • 57 g ketchup
  • 18 g tomato paste
  • 2 t brown sugar
  • 1 t garlic powder
  • 1 t onion powder
  • 1/2 t black pepper
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 1/2 chicken stock cube (regular)
  • 200 mL hot water
  • 2 t apple cider vinegar
  • 2.5 t Worcestershire sauce
  • Sauce thickening:
  • 2.5 t corn starch
  • cold water (as needed)

Method

Beans

1. Soak beans in a big bowl of water for 8-24 hours, then drain.

2. Boil: Place beans in our 5L pot of water over high heat. Bring to a simmer, then skim off foam.

3. Simmer: Reduce heat so it's simmering gently (medium or medium low). Partially cover with lid (leave a crack for steam to escape), then cook for 30-40 min until just tender. Start checking at 20 min. Beans should still be slightly firm on the inside (they're cooked more in the sauce). Drain.

Sauce

4. Mix: Place all the sauce ingredients (except the beans) in a pot and stir. Then add the beans.

5. Simmer: Bring to a simmer, then lower heat to medium low and simmer for 20 minutes without the lid. Stir occassionally.

Thicken Sauce

6. Mix corn starch with water to make a slurry. Pour into pot while stirring, then cook for 2 minutes until sauce thickens - it will thicken quickly.

7. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Note from source: Any small to medium beans will work fine. Heinz uses navy beans, also called haricot beans, which are smaller than cannellini beans.

SJ Note 6 Jan 2024: Original recipe said you could freeze this, but don't. The sauce doesn't handle it well. 

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