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Boston baked beans with crisp pork belly
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Boston baked beans with crisp pork belly

20 ingredients Serves 6 openrecipes
Boston baked beans with crisp pork belly

Tender homemade baked beans topped with slices of crispy pork belly - the perfect comfort food for chilly Autumn days

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

593
Calories
32g
Protein
29g
Fat
55g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 18 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Cannellini Bean not in our table 0
Tamarind not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 375g dried cannellini beans
  • olive oil
  • 1 large onion , sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves , crushed
  • 2 tsp English mustard powder
  • 2 tsp light, soft brown sugar
  • 2 tsp black treacle or molasses
  • ½ rounded tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 1 tbsp tamarind paste
  • 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 sprig thyme
  • 2kg pork belly , boned and skin scored
  • 2 tbsp fennel seeds
  • 1 tbsp black peppercorns
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 4 tsp sea salt

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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