Photography by Louise Lister (picture taken from www.taste.com.au)Marvin and I first ate this hearty dish on a rainy saturday morning during winter at a quaint little cafe hidden in surry hills called CAFE-ISH. Baked beans flavoured with smoked ham hock served with buttered toast on the side. Eating it made me feel warmth radiating from the inside out. So simple yet so satisfying...mmmmmmm. Anyway, I decided to replicate the dish at home so I could have it anytime i want. The picture above is as close as i could get, next time i'll take pics with my new digicam.
P.S. Hey Grace, Josh & Cheryl, try this and let me know if you think it taste similar to cafe-ish?
Ingredients:
1 smoked ham hock
1 can of 420g HEINZ baked beans (with tomato sauce)
1 brown onion
1/2 celery
1 carrot
Note: you can vary the amount and type of veggies according to your liking.
Seasoning:
- Tomato sauce
- Worcestershire sauce
- salt
- pepper
Instructions:
1) Place ham hock in a big pot with enough water to cover it. Bring to a boil and then let it simmer. Add a pinch of salt.
2) Dice the veggies.
3) After simmering for 20 minutes or so, add in the diced veggies.
4) Continue simmering (approx 45 mins or longer) until ham hock if tender enough for you to easily peel the meat of the bone. Throw the away and peel the meat into bitesize chunks and throw back in the stock.
5) Reduce remaining stock. Then add in the baked beans. Flavour with tomato sauce, worcestchire, salt and pepper according to personal preference. Try not to stir too vigorously as beans will break up easily.
6) Continue to reduce until desire consistency for baked beans. I like my bake beans with a slightly more watery consistency so that i can dip the toast in sauce.
7) Serve with buttered toast! ENJOY :P
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