Braised gammon and quick Boston beans

Name: Braised gammon and quick Boston beans
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 1 small (about 850g) smoked gammon joint; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 2 tsp tomato purée; 2 tbsp maple syrup; 1 tbsp molasses or dark brown sugar; 2 tsp English mustard powder; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 2 x 400g cans cannellini or haricot beans, drained and rinsed; 300ml chicken or vegetable stock

Published: 31 Mar 08
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

This recipes is family-frienly and great for feeding a crowd. Its fuss free, making it perfect for dinner parties as you can utilise its cooking time to get on with other things.

Serves 4
Takes 25 minutes to make and 50 minutes to braise, plus soaking (if necessary)

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Ingredients

1 small (about 850g) smoked gammon joint
1 onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 tsp tomato purée
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp molasses or dark brown sugar
2 tsp English mustard powder
½ tsp ground cinnamon
2 x 400g cans cannellini or haricot beans, drained and rinsed
300ml chicken or vegetable stock

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan160°C/ gas 4. Soak the gammon in cold water, if necessary (see tip, above) and rinse well. Pat dry with kitchen paper and set aside.
Heat a roasting tin or casserole over a medium heat and brown the gammon, skin-side down at first, until golden all over – about 5-6 minutes. Set aside. Add the onion to the tin, stir for 1 minute, then add the garlic, tomato purée, maple syrup, molasses or sugar, mustard and cinnamon. Cook for a further minute, then add the beans and stock. Cover with a lid or foil and bake for 10 minutes. Add the gammon, re-cover and bake in the oven for a further 40 minutes – cook uncovered for the last 10 minutes to reduce the liquid slightly.
Season with black pepper, thickly slice the gammon and serve with the beans and steamed buttered greens.

Recipe from April 2008 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 536kcals
Fat: 18.9g (5.6g saturated)
Protein: 53.2g
Carbohydrates: 39.3g (9.8g sugars)
Salt: 5g

delicious. tips

Smoked gammon can sometimes be overly salty so give it a quick soak in cold water for 15 minutes. If you buy gammon from a butcher, check whether it has been pre-soaked – if it has, you can skip the soaking step.
Freeze for up to 1 month. Thaw, then reheat in a covered casserole for 20 minutes at 160°C/fan140°C/gas 3.

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