Saturday, 23 May 2015

(AW) Baked Beans

Nothing says accompaniment like baked beans.... cooked and smoked on the BGE!!

This is a recipe that needs some specific ingredients, don't scrimp, and go for it!




Acquire 4 beef shins, sawn up into 4” pieces. 



Scoop out raw bone marrow and blend for ten minutes with 1 garlic clove and the juice of 1/2 a lemon until smooth, glossy & fluffy.



Pass through a sieve then stir in a small handful of chopped fresh parsley, a big pinch of maldon sea salt and a good grind of black pepper. This makes 4 portions which can be frozen.



Set up the BGE at 300 deg F indirect, with foil-wrapped, soaked hickory smoking chips.

Add some olive oil to the Dutch oven, fry the onion, add 3 cloves garlic, 1tsp smoked paprika and 5 ground cloves
cook for a few minutes to soften onions and cook out spices. 




Add chopped tomatoes, cider vinegar, brown sugar and smoke for an hour, checking to top up with a small amount of water every 15 minutes.



After an hour add chopped, BGE-smoked leftover ham, bacon lardons that have been fried for 10 minutes till crispy (with their rendered fat), ham stock, whipped bone marrow...



and a tin of mixed beans (washed in cold water and drained) and a good glug of home-made barbecue sauce.




Add a little more water, if necessary, then cook for a further 30 minutes, checking occasionally to make sure it doesn’t boil dry.

Store in a jar and leave for a few days to really develop the flavour!!!

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