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Baked beans (canned)
Canned haricot beans in a sweet tomato sauce; a British breakfast staple heated and served on toast.
Also called: baked beans in tomato sauce, beans in tomato sauce, tinned baked beans
A kind of beans
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What it is
Baked beans are small white haricot (navy) beans cooked in a sweet, mildly spiced tomato sauce and sold in cans. Despite the name, the canned kind is stewed, not baked. They are different from Boston baked beans, which are slow-baked with molasses and pork. The sauce contains added sugar.
How it’s used
- Heated and served on toast or with a full breakfast
- Spooned over jacket potatoes
- Added to quick bean stews or cottage pie variations
- Used as a filling for toasties
Characteristics
- Taste
- Sweet, tangy and mildly savoury.
- Texture
- Soft beans in a thick sauce.
- Sold as
- canned
- Cooking uses
- Commonly cooked
- Common in
- British, Irish, Australian, New Zealand, American
Storage
Pantry-stable. Keep cans in the pantry; once opened, transfer to a covered container in the fridge and use within a couple of days.
Diet, allergens and safety
No major allergens in typical versions.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Dairy-free
- Egg-free
- Gluten-free
- Nut-free
- Soy-free
- Caffeine-free
Nutrition per 100 g
- Energy
- 94 kcal
- Protein
- 4.75 g
- Carbohydrate
- 21.14 g
- Fat
- 0.37 g
- Fibre
- 4.1 g
- Sugars
- 7.96 g
USDA FoodData Central: Beans, baked, canned, plain or vegetarian.
Substitutes
Optional — what works if you don’t have it, and how it changes the dish.
- White beans (canned) — Simmer with passata, a little sugar and vinegar for a home-made version.
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