the humble tin of baked beans..

BAGGY

Cottage pie has to have baked beans in it. It's the law.

rosie383

I haven't read through all the posts, so this may have been mentioned already........ I dry-fried a good handul of scallions and added the beans with a teaspoon of marmite. It was so gorgeous I can't tell you! My dd1 absolutely loved it too!

lemontart

I love branston beans and can currently get 3 tins for a £1 in farm foods

But as a staple when using the store cupboard looking at ways to use them differently

Currently I have tried adding frozen peppers when cooking, or fried onions, a spoonful of curry paste for variety in taste. Have added to mince meat to make it go further in various dishes.

So any suggestions or personal favourites would be welcomed

suki1964

Best way with beans is to warm them slowly in a pan, add a big knob of butter to melt in and thicken the sauce a bit more, and a wee dash of lea and perrins and a good grinding of black pepper

Use to top toast and enjoy

floss2

Or serve with a dash of tabasco on wholemeal toast by candlelight

meg72

I like to add a good glug of sweet chilli sauce, put on toasted pitta add some cheese and grill. also works as baked potato topping

Steve059

If you really want to "pimp up" baked beans, try refried beans.

REFRIED BEANS

INGREDIENTS

½ an onion
400g tin of baked beans
400g tin of red kidney beans
1 tablespoon of oil
½ a teaspoon of chilli powder

METHOD

Peel the onion, cut it in half, chop one half into tiny pieces and save the other half. Open the tins of beans. Drain off the water from the kidney beans.

Put the oil into a frying pan on a medium heat. Add the onion. Fry the onion for about 2 minutes until it is soft. Stir frequently to stop it sticking.

Add the beans and chilli powder. Stir thoroughly. Fry for about 5 minutes. Stir frequently to stop them sticking.

Serve with a DVD of "Blazing Saddles".

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Tosca3

A bit of smoked paprika, finely chopped onions and garlic is lovely.

lemontart

could go cowboy and add diced and fried bacon - useful when down to the last slice in the fridge or left over ham etc

torbrex

Fry a chopped onion, add curry powder and a handfull of sultanas then a tin of beans and add a chopped smoked sausage. :drool: