Cumin and Harissa Baked Butterbeans
Next time you find yourself reaching for a tin of baked beans, try this simple homemade version instead. It has all of the comforting familiarity with...
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Next time you find yourself reaching for a tin of baked beans, try this simple homemade version instead. It has all of the comforting familiarity with a gentle heat that builds over time. The better quality beans you use, the better this dish will taste. We used jarred beans instead of tinned, which tend to have a creamier, more luxurious texture.
Serving suggestions: on wholemeal toast, on a baked potato, with a side of greens, with a fried egg on top.
Next time you find yourself reaching for a tin of baked beans, try this simple homemade version instead. It has all of the comforting familiarity with a gentle heat that builds over time. The better quality beans you use, the better this dish will taste. We used jarred beans instead of tinned, which tend to have a creamier, more luxurious texture.
Serving suggestions: on wholemeal toast, on a baked potato, with a side of greens, with a fried egg on top.
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Notes
Freezing Instructions: Freeze in a labelled container for up to 3 months. Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator before reheating on the hob. You may need to add a splash of water.
You can use either drained or undrained beans for this recipe. Undrained will yield a saucier result. We like this as it leaves sauce for mopping up with toast, but you can drain if you prefer.
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Method
Gather and prepare your ingredients.
Place all ingredients into a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and cook for 10-12 minutes, until darkened and reduced. Adjust seasoning to taste.
Notes
Freezing Instructions: Freeze in a labelled container for up to 3 months. Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator before reheating on the hob. You may need to add a splash of water.
You can use either drained or undrained beans for this recipe. Undrained will yield a saucier result. We like this as it leaves sauce for mopping up with toast, but you can drain if you prefer.
User comments (46)
Good basic beans recipe, great for serving on sourdough with a fried egg or some feta for breakfast and works well as breakfast meal prep. The only slight criticism is that I found the original recipe to have too much cumin and balsamic vinegar, which I really cut back on the second time I made it and I much preferred it.
So quick and easy to make! Beans are linked to longevity, so I will be making again and again. Lovely Sunday brunch :)
Very tasty. I used less cumin because I feel it can overpower.
Absolutely delicious! I’m going to make this regularly.
So much better than a tinned baked beans .
Meh
Very nice. I’d add extra veg to beef it up next time.
So easy and quick to make, great for lunch too
So easy and very tasty!
This recipe is excellent and beats the store bought canned version any time. Super easy to make. I substituted chipotle as I ran out of harissa.
This was super easy to make and was delicious. No more tinned baked beans for us now.
I had borlotti beans and chipotle paste as substitutes, spicy, smoky and filling.
Made this to lift my lurgy-ridden spirits on a dull, rainy day. It hit the mark in every way! Quick to make, warming and satisfying. Yum!
Very easy and tasty recipe. Will definitely make it again. 👏🏻
Lovely! Added the juice from the beans too and ended up with too much sauce so will try next time without it or just add more beans and maybe some veg. Definitely do them again, very tasty.
Really easy and tastes delicious, I topped with a little crumbled feta.
Tasty, added a few cherry tomatoes towards the end of cooking.
I made this for lunch using Belazu Ve-du-ya and I blended a couple sun dried tomatoes plus half a jar of Bold Beans Butter Beans (amazing beans). Also because I read other comments topped with a runny fried egg and grated pecorino. It was absolutely fantastic with my homemade gluten free sourdough. Had no idea what to make for lunch so thank you 🙏
Wonderful!! I not only mopped the plate but my knife as well. I used spicy harissa and a splash of rose water.
And it’s so easy! Thank you!
I put both the cheese and the fried egg on top and there was a lovely brunch/dinner!
Just perfect!
I added a few more veggies to this to make a main course.. red onion sofrito and peas then served up with rice and broccoli. Made extra for lunch tomorrow but we ate the lot. Excellent, will do this again!
Delicious, used a jar of bold bean queen butter beans. Very quick and easy.
Delicious beans I loved the flavour of the Harissa, definitely won’t be opening a tin of Heinz again 🥰
Delicious leaving a lovely warmness in your mouth
Love this recipe!
When I don’t have any passata I use a couple of large San Mazano tomatoes and a small amount of finely chopped red onion, maybe some water to this the sauce a little. Takes a bit longer to make but delicious.
My Husband loved this. I dropped an egg in. Nice and spicy!
Delicious, quick and so easy to make. Recipe makes lots of sauce, I add extra beans.
Delicious! For the consistency I was after, I doubled the amount of beans.
I didn’t have all the ingredients on hand so I used some substitutions. For example instead of harissa paste, I used herby harissa. And I used crushed Tomato’s instead of the peeled tomatoes the recipe called for. Overall it was the 1st time I made butter beans and I liked it, so that’s a positive 😊
A quality recipe! I prefer to use cannellini beans and an extra can of beans (3 vs 2)
Delicious. I used 1 tblspn Gochujang paste instead of Harissa paste, and doubled the beans to 2 cans.
Delicious and quick and easy to prepare. I had added the liquid from the beans, however I won't do this in future as would prefer less sauce.
Loved this. So quick and easy to make and very tasty. I’ll definitely be making this again
Absolutely delicious. I didn’t have harissa so used pesto. I blitzed up leftovers to make a sandwich filling.
Very easy to make and so tasty. Far better than the normal tinned beans on toast!
Delicious, quick and easy to prepare. I don’t need to eat baked beans from a tin again!
Great quick lunch
Nice recipe, lovely flavour. A nice swap for baked beans. I will add more beans next time or reduce the passata. Would have preferred more beans, a little less sauce.
Totally easy and delicious. I didn't have sun-dried tomato paste, so used regular tomato paste. Also added a couple handful of spinach near the end until it wilted - just because I had it and it added extra nutrition and greens. I also served with some basmati rice to soak up the delicious sauce. Fabulous recipe would make this again and again.
Delicious only ingredient added was 1 slice of Multi grain loaf to clean the sauce of the plate.
This is a perfect recipe when you have your hand in plaster! I didn’t have any Passata so used chopped tomatoes, which worked fine. It was delicious and I served it with stirfried curly kale with lots of soy sauce onnot sure if it’s the best combination, but I enjoyed it
Love that it was so quick to make!
Turned out to be too sour!
Great recipe for when you want something quick, really tasty.
Delicious, thank you
i also added a 4 bean mix tin which still worked well with the amount of sauce
nice easy one pot wonder