Maple barbecue beans
Serves 4-6
Easy
Total time:
No American BBQ is complete without baked beans. Slow-cooked in maple syrup, bacon and yellow mustard, the beans soak up all the smoky sauce
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- 12 rashers maple-smoked baconchopped
- 1 large onionchopped
- 4 cloves garlicchopped
- 2 x 400g tins drained pinto or borlotti beans
- 80ml American yellow mustard
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 2 tbsp black treacle
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 80ml cider vinegar
- 175ml maple syrup
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal308
- fat9.6g
- carbs36.6g
- fibre6.6g
- protein16.5g
- salt2.2g
Method
step 1
Heat a large saucepan and cook the bacon until very crisp. Remove and drain on paper towels. Discard excess fat in the pan then cook the onion and garlic. Season well and cook for 8 minutes until translucent. Add the beans, bacon, mustard, tomato purée, treacle, paprika, vinegar, maple syrup and a bit more seasoning. Add a little splash of water and simmer for 30 minutes or until the sauce is reduced.
