HOMEMADE BAKED BEANS

INGREDIENTS:

This recipe makes 2 portions

  • 10ml of oil
  • 1/2 a red onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 tablespoon of tomato purée
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/4 tsp dried thyme
  • 10g of brown sugar
  • 10ml of soy sauce
  • 1 x 400g of tinned cannellini beans, drained weight – 240g
  • 100g of tomato passata
  • A pinch of black pepper

METHOD:

  • Heat the oil in a saucepan.
  • Add the finely diced onion and minced garlic.
  • Cook over a medium heat for 5 minutes until soft and translucent.
  • Add the tomato purée, paprika, thyme, brown sugar and soy sauce, and cook for 5 more minutes.
  • Add the beans and the tomato passata, and simmer for at least 5 minutes, until the mixture is piping hot and the sauce has thickened and reduced a little.
  • Season generously with black pepper – you probably won’t need any salt at all because of the soy sauce, but add it if you think it needs it.
  • Serve warm on toast or as part of a main dish.