Baked beans with ham chips

Name: Baked beans with ham chips
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 250 g dried large white beans; 1⁄2 bunch/pot of thyme; 200 g dried soft apricots; 1 medium onion; 1 TABLESPOON Oil; 2-3 TABLESPOONS Tomato paste; 1 can(s) (425 ml) Tomatoes; 7-10 Tbsp a few squirts of Tabasco; 7-10 Tbsp Worcester sauce; 7-10 Tbsp Salt; 2 Garlic cloves; 4 discs air-dried ham (e.g. Serrano); 8-12 discs Ciabatta

AUTHOR
Cassandra Brock

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
150 mins

TOTAL TIME
150 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

250 g dried large white beans
1⁄2 bunch/pot of thyme
200 g dried soft apricots
1 medium onion
1 TABLESPOON Oil
2-3 TABLESPOONS Tomato paste
1 can(s) (425 ml) Tomatoes
7-10 Tbsp a few squirts of Tabasco
7-10 Tbsp Worcester sauce
7-10 Tbsp Salt
2 Garlic cloves
4 discs air-dried ham (e.g. Serrano)
8-12 discs Ciabatta

Directions

1
Rinse the beans and soak them overnight in approx. 2 l cold water. The next day, boil the beans in the soaking water, cover and simmer for 1 1⁄2 2 hours until soft.
2
Wash the thyme. Set aside a little to garnish, pluck the rest. Chop the apricots. Peel and chop onion. Fry in hot oil. Sweat tomato paste with. Add tomatoes with juice, apricots and thyme.
3
Bring to the boil, crush tomatoes. Simmer covered for about 15 minutes. Season with Tabasco, Worcester sauce and salt.
4
Drain the beans, mix into the tomato sauce and continue to cook briefly. Season to taste.
5
Peel and slice the garlic. Fry ham in a coated pan without fat until crispy, remove. Roast bread in the pan, fry garlic briefly. Arrange beans on ciabatta.
6
Coarsely crumble the ham and sprinkle over it. Garnish with thyme.