Homemade Baked Beans

• 500 g dried navy beans or 500 g cannellini
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 700 g pasta sauce
• 1/4 cup treacle
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon dry English-style mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
• sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1 small ham hock

1. Preheat the oven to 160u0b0C (140u0b0C fan-forced).
2. In a medium saucepan, combine beans, bicarbonate of soda and cover with water. Bring to the boil, remove from heat and allow to stand for at least two hours. Return saucepan to the heat, bring to the boil, drain.
3. Heat oil in a large enamelled cast-iron casserole and saute onion and garlic.
4. Add the remaining ingredients, including the beans and bring to the boil.
5. Place the ham hock on top of the beans, cover and place casserole in preheated oven for 4-5 hours.
6. Remove hock from casserole, discard skin and bone, shred meat. Remove bay leaves before returning shredded meat to the beans. Serve on toast.

bicarbonate of soda, water, olive oil, onion, garlic, pasta sauce, treacle, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, apple cider vinegar, bay leaves, mustard, ground cloves, paprika, salt, fresh ground black pepper, chicken stock, ham hock

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/homemade-baked-beans-221508 (may not work)