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smoky beans and chorizo

Smoky Beans and Choriza

Miranda | My Anosmic Kitchen
This is the best homemade smoky beans and chorizo braai / barbecue side or mains recipe.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 200 grams chorizo
  • 2 Tbsps paprika
  • salt and pepper
  • 400 grams bacon divided
  • ½ teaspoon vegetabale spice
  • 2 Tbsps tomato paste
  • 2 x 400g canned baked beans with the liquid
  • ½ cup beef stock low sodium/organic
  • ½ cup braai sauce

Instructions
 

  • Preheat: Set the oven to 190C and place the rack in the middle of the oven.
  • Cook the onions: In a fairly large Dutch-oven/pan or skillet heat the oil and melt the butter. Cook the onions until shimmering and soft. Add the garlic, cook for a minute and add the sliced chorizo.
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  • Up the aromatic flavor: Add in the remaning ingredients; paprika, vegetable spice, salt & pepper, and tomato paste.
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  • Combine: Mix and cook for a minute or 2 on medium heat.
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  • Key ingredients: Add the beans, braai sauce, and beef stock. Stir everything in together, taste for seasoning.
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  • Add the bacon (this one was frozen) please see below for notes on this section. Cover the Dutch-oven/pot and bring it to a boil on high heat. The minute it starts to boil, turn the stove off and transfer to the oven for 30 minutes.
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  • Remove the lid, give everything a mix and return the pot to the oven (uncovered) for 15 mintues.
  • Meanwhile fry or air fry the remaining bacon. You can also place it in a sheet pan and bake it at the same time as the beans. If you place the bacon in the oven for the last 15 minutes of the beans cooking, remove the bean pot, leave it covered. Turn the stove to grill, lift the rack up one level and place the bacon sheet on to grill for 5 minutes or until as crispy as you want it. Watch the grill, it burns quickly!
  • Place the bacon on a board and chop if preferred. Place it in the Dutch oven over the bean sauce and serve with fresh parsley.
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  • A squeeze of fresh lemon and a little sea salt is suggested to awaken the taste buds!

Notes

Coooking the bacon:  Options to cook the bacon;
  • Grilling the bacon first, set it aside and add it to the cooked recipe later
  • Air fry the bacon or fry on the stove-top and add it to the beans later. 
How the bacon was used in this recipe: 
One packet of bacon was added to the beans, frozen.
Why frozen? To thaw would have delayed the recipe and to defrost in the microwave would have started to cook parts of the bacon. 
Best case scenario:  Thaw overnight or buy fresh bacon. 
More bacon was added to a sheet pan and the sheet pan was placed in the oven (in the last 15 minutes of the beans cooking) under the beans (not on a rack, on the floor of the oven). Remove the beans and leave covered. Shift the rack up one level closer to the grill. Move the sheet pan of bacon from the floor of the oven to the top and grill for 5 minutes or until as crispy as you want it. Place over the beans and serve. 
Best case scenario:  Do it all over again because it was worth it! :) Bacon and chorizo in the beans and grilled bacon over. 
What to do with the smoky beans and chorizo left over? 
Make wraps / quesadilla
smoky beans and chorizo
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