Who doesn't love baked beans? They're sweet ... the taste may lack meatiness from added pork, and the beans' texture could be too soft for your liking. But when you make them yourself, you ...
This will prevent a thick layer of bacon drippings from forming top of the beans, while ensuring that the pork will cook all ...
Most British recipes for Boston baked beans just use a piece of pork belly, but we think it needs some salted or smoked meat to counteract the sweetness, so we include bacon or pancetta.
just remember the US and UK versions of Heinz baked beans are actually pretty different. The American variety is much sweeter and thicker because it's cooked with pork molasses and brown sugar ...