Topic: Brits idea of a meal
Anonymous A started this discussion 7 years ago #85,841
As a late-night snack, a light supper or even a quick snack, beans on toast make an ideal comforting meal when what you need is something warm in your stomach. Another excellent reason to love this simple, hearty dish is that it is very gentle on the wallet. Even after making this filling dish, you should have enough money left to afford a pint or two at the pub.One of the big money savers comes from using a bag of dried beans; this also ensures that the beans have the right texture after several hours simmering away. Soaking the beans does mean you need to plan ahead, but between the room in your wallet and the final result you'll be glad you made the extra effort.
This yields a good amount of food, but personally, if I'm having beans for dinner I need a nice big helping. Even with a few big helpings for dinner you should still be able to have enough leftover to have a good fry up in the morning.
Although pork has not been a park of the British baked beans since rationing was in place during World War II, you can include a few slices of bacon to add some smokiness to the final product. But if you're used to the classic British bean, this version wont disappoint.
tteh !MemesToDNA joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #983,423
I don't like beans on toast!
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Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 11 minutes later, 49 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #983,438
> you can include a few slices of bacon to add some smokiness to the final product
Ideal for the Muslims that reside in the UK.
Ideal for the Muslims that reside in the UK.
Miserable Moe joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later, 50 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #983,439
Ridiculous.
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Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #983,464
how do you make the beans taste any good
surely you have to add something to the beans
surely you have to add something to the beans
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 7 years ago, 16 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #983,484
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Sheila LaBoof replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #983,502
yeah I get beans in a can and they are enhanced already but to cook them from dry, waht the fuck do you add brown sugars
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@983,502 (Sheila LaBoof)
Brown sugar can be added to lots of bean/meat dishes to enhance the flavor. I personally am not a big fan of it, however I love to add cinnamon to beef/beef based entrees.
Brown sugar can be added to lots of bean/meat dishes to enhance the flavor. I personally am not a big fan of it, however I love to add cinnamon to beef/beef based entrees.
Kook !!rcSrAtaAC replied with this 7 years ago, 8 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #983,527
Anonymous J replied with this 7 years ago, 2 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #983,528
@previous (Kook !!rcSrAtaAC)
I've never used nutmeg in it before, but I love the flavor cinnamon gives to beef dishes.
I've never used nutmeg in it before, but I love the flavor cinnamon gives to beef dishes.
Sheila LaBoof replied with this 7 years ago, 32 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #983,542
OK so let's pin this down. are the dry beans merely boiled in water, or are there enhancements to make them not taste of nothing
Anonymous K joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 2 hours later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #983,563
@previous (Sheila LaBoof)
think of cooking beans like cooking rice. you gotta cook the beans
and soak em first
it's a pain
think of cooking beans like cooking rice. you gotta cook the beans
and soak em first
it's a pain
Anonymous L joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 5 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #983,565
I bet there's some veterans of the UK bean wars here, and some that have since passed, rest their souls.
tteh !MemesToDNA replied with this 7 years ago, 33 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #983,567
@previous (L)
There actually was a "baked beans price war" here in the 90s! Cans fell from 30p to 5p and eventually 3p where the price stayed for a while. IIRC, one local supermarket charged -2p per can — they gave you 2p to take a can of baked beans...
The Beans War and Battle of the Beans headlines were irritating as piss. Fuck, it's all coming back to me.
There actually was a "baked beans price war" here in the 90s! Cans fell from 30p to 5p and eventually 3p where the price stayed for a while. IIRC, one local supermarket charged -2p per can — they gave you 2p to take a can of baked beans...
The Beans War and Battle of the Beans headlines were irritating as piss. Fuck, it's all coming back to me.
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Anonymous L replied with this 7 years ago, 4 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #983,569
@previous (tteh !MemesToDNA)
The Great Bean War of the 90's rivals the Falkland conflict. Just ask Syntax about it
The Great Bean War of the 90's rivals the Falkland conflict. Just ask Syntax about it
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@983,638 (Kook !!rcSrAtaAC)
right, when you buy them canned. but if you cook from dry beans, what ingredients are typically put in there to get the canned beans effect?
right, when you buy them canned. but if you cook from dry beans, what ingredients are typically put in there to get the canned beans effect?
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Sheila LaBoof replied with this 7 years ago, 29 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #983,774
does beans have too much sugar