To Want Better Baked Beans Recipe?

[DamnYankee]

Really hate too thick, too sweet baked beans. Gah.
Recipes? Your mother's killer recipe? Secrets? Tips? No food allergies/sensitivities/etc. Not vegetarian.

YABU - Nope. And if you don't have a slow cooker or Instant Pot you are screwed!
YANBU - Here's my fantastic recipe! Not too sweet! Try it! Check back! How'd it go??

Some of us just buy tins. lol. There are lots of different brands to try.

If anyone can tell me what they do to KFC baked beans to make them so tasty I'd be very grateful

I add paprika to baked beans and tomato soup, I find it improves the flavour of the cheaper brands.

Heinz.

Get thee a tin of Heinz down tha neck!

Ok. Tried some tinned.
Heinz down me neck sounds ok...and kind of MacBeth-ian!
Will do!

'tha neck....

Just buy tinned, life is too short! Add some hot sauce and melt some cheese with them

Chop and fry off half an onion. Add tin of haricot beans, 150ml passata, squirt of tomato purée, 1 tsp mixed herbs, 1.5tsp smoked paprika, black pepper and a couple of tsps sugar if you want it. Cook for 5 mins. So yum, it's a recipe I got for weaning but discovered I love it too!

@GlummyMcGlummerson I think it's a bit of Bbq sauce.

Heinz beans
Add knob if butter
Cook for ages on a pan on the stove
Perfection
Buttery toast cut up before adding beans on top
But of HP on the side

Spellcheck ruined my spelling above. But you get the gist.

Depending on what we are eating them with, I add a large squirt of bbq sauce and a good amount of chilli powder to a
tin of baked beans.

We stayed in a b and b in Northumberland where the owner made baked beans, they were wonderful, not too sweet but I can't recall how she did them! I know it started with haricot beans though, I'll try and find the recipe she gave OH.

Am I the only one who finds Branston Beans tastier than Heinz!?

Give these bad boys a go - You won’t be disappointed! www.quirkycooking.com.au/2010/10/baked-beans/

Large knob of butter
Fry half chopped onion until translucent
Add beans
Half tin tomatoes or passata
200 ml water
Good splash of soy sauce
Good splash Worcestershire sauce
Oregano
Stock cube
Simmer on low for an hour

www.healthylittlefoodies.com/healthy-baked-beans/#Healthy_Baked_Beans

I made these for the baby and felt very jealous once I'd tastes them!

I ALWAYS add Chipotle sauce to mine

Google a recipe for proper from scratch Boston Baked Beans, I’ve never done it myself but it’s something I keep meaning to do

@GlummyMcGlummerson try Heinz BBQ beans, they’re similar to the KFC ones

Super easy. Get a jar of passata, a few tins of cannelini beans. Drain and wash beans. Heat passata, add plenty of salt, a decent dollop of tomato paste and some dried herbs. wash and drain the beans. Add them to tomato mixture, Simmer for a bit and you’re done.

If you like the sweeter style, add maple syrup or sugar to taste.

Trick is to get the ratio of beans to sauce right. You don’t actually need too much sauce. Just enough to accommodate however many tins you’re adding.

This doesn't help the OP but when I was in the US a friend made her version of Boston Baked Beans - don't know the recipe but it involved tinned baked beans with loads of brown sugar and tomato ketchup added, then simmered for ages. Delicious!

@Clawdy nope I totally agree! Heinz are watery and flavourless in comparison

Which country are you in?