BBQ Baked Beans (On the Hob)

By alexisknibbs on Sep 11, 2024

For many years I have been making my own homemade baked beans. Baked beans are a British staple and we love them with everything. When I started making my own I would cook them in the slow cooker. The other day I forgot to put the ingredients into the slow cooker so at the end of the day I found myself at the hob cooking them from scratch. They were so tasty that of course, I had to share the recipe with you.

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Serves 4

Equipment

Sharp knife
Chopping board
Saucepan x 2
Colander
Stirring spoon
Tablespoon
Blender

Ingredients

Dried beans x 300g or 2 x 240g tins
Onion x 1
Carrot x 1
Celery x 1
Tomatoes x 1 400g tin
Chicken or vegetable or bone broth x 200mls
BBQ Sauce x 2 - 4 tbsps
Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Measure the amount of beans you will need for your recipe.
Put them into the large bowl, if you haven't already then cover in enough water and then a couple of inches above.
Soak the beans in the fridge overnight.
You may want to use a bowl with a lid.
The next day remove the beans from the fridge and pour any excess water through the colander.
Rinse under the tap.
Put the beans into the large saucepan.
Again pour enough water to cover the beans plus a two inches above.
Add in the baking powder and salt to your taste.
Turn the hob onto high and bring to the boil.
When the pan starts to boil turn the heat down to low.
Leave to simmer until most of the water has disappeared.
Then drain through the colander and rinse under the tap.
Set the beans to one side.
Alternatively use tinned beans.
Drain the tinned beans through the colander and set to one side.
Peel, slice and dice the onion.
Next peel and grate the carrot.
Remove the top and bottom, bed bits, from the celery.
Slice the celery into 1/2 centimetre pieces.
Put a large pan onto a high heat on the hob and add oil to the base.
When the pan is hot, add in the onions and fry until they start to soften.
Now add in the grated celery fry until it starts to soften.
Next add in the carrot and fry until they start to warm through.
Again this should only take about 30 seconds to a minute.
Pour over the tomatoes and pour the stock into the empty tomato tin.
Pouring the stock into the empty tin will help to get rid of any juice around the outside.
Stir all the ingredients together and add in the BBQ sauce.
Again stir until everything is well mixed together.
Sprinkle over salt and pepper to taste.
Bring these ingredients to the boil, then turn the heat down to low.
Leave to simmer for about 20 - 30 minutes.
The sauce should resemble a jam like texture at the end.
When it looks jammy remove from the heat and leave to cool.
Once cool enough to touch add the sauce to the blender.
Blend all these ingredients together.
Put the sauce back into the saucepan and heat through.
Place the beans into the sauce and stir round until heated through again.
Serve with jacket potato or dish of your choice.
Then enjoy.

BBQ Baked Beans (On the Hob)

BBQ Baked Beans (On the Hob) were delicious and we loved them. They were easy to prepare and cook. The recipe is a little time consuming but the efforts are worth the results. These beans can be frozen too. All of the ingredients are freezable so you could make a big batch and freeze them. Plus they make super tasty leftovers too. However you decide to eat this dish, as always, please enjoy. Thank you. xxx