baked beans

Sweetened canned legumes

Baked beans are white beans slow-cooked in a sweet, savory sauce—typically tomato-based with molasses or brown sugar.

In American cuisine, they're a barbecue and picnic staple: We brought baked beans to the cookout.

British baked beans, usually canned in tomato sauce, are a breakfast essential, served on toast.

ingredients

molasses

Syrup from cane processing

mustard · onion · garlic · bacon · salt pork · maple syrup · ketchup · Worcestershire · vinegar · spices

meal

side dish

Secondary food portion

potluck · cookout · breakfast · full English · fry-up · toast · camping · outdoor dining · buffet · cafeteria

regional

Boston

Massachusetts state capital

New England · Southern · colonial · heritage · old-fashioned · chuck wagon · Quebec · cassoulet · feijoada · Caribbean

pairings

cornbread

Quick bread from maize

grilled meat · hamburgers · ribs · pulled pork · fried eggs · toast soldiers · chips · jacket potato · brown bread · franks

comfort

homestyle

Simply prepared, like family cooking

soothing · welcoming · familiar · reminisce · homemade · family recipe · Sunday dinner · childhood · tradition · grandmother

preparation

slow-cooked

Prepared with prolonged heat

one-pot · stewed · braised · clay pot · Dutch oven · low and slow · covered dish · bubbling · caramelized · thickened

Categories
Opposites
food preparation/texture

baked beanscrudités

Raw vegetable appetizer

sashimi · carpaccio · garden salad · raw carrots · celery sticks

culinary refinement

baked beanscaviar

Cured fish eggs

foie gras · haute cuisine · lobster thermidor · fine dining · tasting menu

food preservation method

baked beansfresh bread

Recently baked goods

made-to-order · artisanal

Family

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Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G