Beans with Bacon
Description
Beans with Bacon - Authentic recipe from Australia. Ready in 35 min. Try it now!
Directions
✓ researched- 1
Prepare 300 g beans (cooked or canned, e.g. cannellini or baked beans). Dice 100 g bacon and fry in 1 tbsp butter until crispy.
⏱️ approx. 12 min💡 Tip: Beans with bacon is a hearty side dish — beans with crispy bacon and butter. Rich and savoury. A simple, popular accompaniment (also served at Australian breakfast/BBQ).
- 2
Add the beans to the crispy bacon and briefly sauté or heat through. Season with salt and pepper.
⏱️ approx. 12 min💡 Tip: Crispy bacon adds a hearty, smoky flavour. The beans (creamy) absorb the bacon taste. Butter makes it rich. Optionally add onions, garlic, or tomato (baked beans style).
- 3
Heat briefly until warmed through. Garnish with parsley. Serve hot.
⏱️ approx. 12 min💡 Tip: Beans with bacon are served as a hearty side dish with grilled meats, at breakfast (Aussie brekkie) or with bread — creamy beans with crispy bacon. Rich and savoury.
📜 Origin & History
Beans with Bacon (English: Beans with Bacon; Australian: Baked Beans with Bacon) is a classic Australian breakfast and everyday dish: white beans in tomato sauce (Baked Beans) are combined with fried bacon strips and served on toasted white bread (toast). Baked Beans on Toast is the most symbolic Australian (and British) breakfast dish; the Heinz Baked Beans tin is a cultural icon of both countries. Australia's food culture was strongly shaped by British immigrants: Baked Beans, Vegemite on Toast, Anzac Biscuits, and Fish and Chips are culinary witnesses of this heritage. White beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) originate from America and reached Europe through Spaniards and then Australia through British colonization. In Germany, Baked Beans (Heinz and other brands) are available in supermarkets; bacon is also readily available.
🌿 Regional variants
Vegetarian
With smoked tofu instead of bacon.
Baked Beans Style
With tomato sauce — sweet and savoury.
🍷 What goes with it?
With grilled meats. At breakfast. With bread. Rich and savoury.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which beans should I use?
White beans (cannellini, navy), baked beans (in tomato sauce) or kidney beans. Creamy and hearty. Cooked or canned. They absorb the bacon flavour well.
What do you serve them with?
As a hearty side dish with grilled meats/BBQ, at an English-Australian breakfast (with egg, toast) or with bread and sausages. Rich and filling.
How do you get crispy bacon?
Fry the diced bacon slowly in the pan (with a little butter), letting the fat render out until crispy — the fat adds flavour. Then toss the beans in it.
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Ingredients
verified- Bean300 g
- Bacon100 g
- Butter1 tbsp
- Salt1 tsp
