Baked Beans and Gravy?

[stealthwolf]

They do a salt? Must look into that. Would also love to have peri-peri salt at home too.

[stealthwolf]

Does anyone else cook baked beans (i use branston) is a saucepan with a knob of butter and some black pepper? If you slow-cook it, the sauce thickens a lot. And the insanity sauce gives an extra kick.

[rich83]

Yes... butter in the baked beans is a good idea, as is a healthy unhealthy amount of salt and pepper.

[TANNER]

+1 on the Heinz not being as good as branston!
Mozzas own brand are better too IMO.
I have some A1 steak sauce, will try that one! 

[apollo13]

Does anyone else cook baked beans (i use branston) is a saucepan with a knob of butter and some black pepper? If you slow-cook it, the sauce thickens a lot. And the insanity sauce gives an extra kick.

Yes Stealth, you HAVE to bring the beans to the boil so they start to soften and thicken the sauce! Its the law in my house.

Not a quick blast in the microwave  

[rich83]

Agreed apollo.... beans simply cannot be cooked in teh microwave, its blasphemy!

[heavyd]

a useful tip for the baked bean fans out there. drop a splodge of Maggi Hot & Sweet sauce in there before cooking them. Adds a nice bit of flavour to the proceedings! 

I prefer dave's temporary insanity sauce. Been using it in my pasta bakes too. 

Youve got to try this stuff if you like hot sauces, its pure evil http://www.chillipepperpete.com/products/Sauces/Extreme_Sauces/Satans_sh*t_-_55ml.html

[Golfgirl]

Don't like cheese or beans lol (suspect im missing out more with the cheese)

But then if we say spaghetti, then yeah gravy is allowed so in theory, if I liked beans i'd have gravy with them... So good choice!

I've never liked baked beans either and have tinned spaghetti instead (I'm glad I'm not the only one - people think I'm wierd!), but the other day I bought a tin of haricot beans and made my own using this recipe. Much tastier and healthier than the tinned rubbish!

If I did eat baked beans out of a tin though I most certainly would not put gravy on them

[stealthwolf]

^^^reminds me of a mate who has an irrational fear of baked beans. Can't stand them. I think he has had some issues with them stemming from his childhood!

Anyway love heinz tinned spaghetti in tomato sauce. Again, love to use lots of black pepper and a touch of Dave's Temporary Insanity Sauce. No butter though.

[SeanyK]

Its the dislike of cheese that I get the most stick for... Trust me i'd love to like cheese, just hate it!!

Haricot beans are nice, but prefer Butterbeans & red kidney beans! (Bit dry though - definately welcome those and gravy! mmm!)

Some interesting recipe ideas on here though, these chilli sauces are going to get looked into! ;)

[apollo13]

What have I created 

[rich83]

I had beans for tea tonight (amongst a few other things)

Heinz Beans+Salt+Pepper+Butter+Maggi Chilli Sauce=

[v2brett]

  i always cook my Beans so the sauce goes really thick,  i cant get enough of Spam and Beans sarnies at the min