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Heliamphora, 11/12/07
Giant Baked BeansIngredients (use vegan versions): 3 cups cooked Lima beans
400g can crushed tomatoes
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 large onion
up to 1 teaspoon marjoram
up to 1 teaspoon oregano
up to 1 teaspoon thyme
1-2 tablespoons sugar
pinch of salt
2 tablespoons tomato paste
a few shakes hot chili flakes (optional)
Directions:Soak the Lima beans for up to 8 hours in cold water, or 1-2 hours in freshly boiled water, until doubled in size. Simmer them for an hour or more in a large pot with plenty of water until tender. Drain.
Finely chop the onion and sweat it in a saucepan with herbs until soft and golden-brown. Add sugar and salt (to taste), canned tomatoes and tomato paste. Simmer for a few minutes. Roughly puree, using a stick blender or blender.
Put the cooked beans in a large casserole dish. Pour in the sauce. Stir in 2 cups hot water and bake, uncovered, for 1.5 hours. Stir occasionally. Serve on your choice of starch - rice, potatoes, mashed potatoes, etc.
Note: If you don't have Lima beans, haricot/cannellini beans work fine too. But they won't be as big and fun and yummy.
Serves: 4ish
Preparation time: 1.5 hours plus bean preparation time
