DICE POTATOES SMALL
Keep them around 2cm so they become fully tender in the thick bean sauce.
ALL-DAY CORNED BEEF & BEAN HASH
LOAD IT. LEAVE IT. EIGHT HOURS ON LOW.
- SERVES
- 2 GENEROUSLY
- PREP
- 10 MINUTES
- COOK
- 8 HOURS LOW
- CROCKPOT
- ABOUT 1.8L
- DIFFICULTY
- VERY EASY
- WASHING UP
- BARELY ANY
This is a proper cupboard-staple dinner for the days when the little Crockpot needs to earn its keep. Corned beef, onions, potatoes and baked beans go in together at the beginning; eight hours later, dinner is waiting.
The corned beef sits on top in four large chilled chunks. That simple trick helps it keep some texture instead of disappearing completely into the sauce before lunchtime.
There is no browning, no second pan and no late ingredient to remember. It is old-fashioned, filling and gloriously unfussy.
INGREDIENTS
011 × 340g tin corned beef, chilled and cut into 4 large chunks
021 medium onion, sliced
031 × 400g tin baked beans
042 medium potatoes (about 350g), peeled and cut into 2cm dice
0550ml reduced-salt beef stock
061 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
071 teaspoon smoked paprika
08½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
091 teaspoon English mustard, optional
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NIX FOOD DATA · ESTIMATED
NUTRITION & COST
Approximate values per generous serving. Ingredient brands, exact weights and cooking losses will alter the final figures.
APPROXIMATE COST≈ £4.25WHOLE RECIPE≈ £2.13PER GENEROUS SERVING
- ENERGY
- 3,010 kJ / 720 kcal
- PROTEIN
- 39g
- CARBOHYDRATE
- 76g
- OF WHICH SUGARS
- 21g
- FAT
- 28g
- SATURATES
- 11g
- FIBRE
- 11g
- SALT
- 4.8g
Cost basis: Approximate UK supermarket prices apportioned to the quantities used.
Nutrition basis: Two equal servings. Corned beef, baked beans, stock and Worcestershire sauce make this naturally high in salt; reduced-salt beans and stock will lower it.
METHOD
- 01
BUILD THE BASE
Put the diced potatoes and sliced onion into the bottom of the small Crockpot.
- 02
ADD THE SAUCE
Tip in the baked beans, stock, Worcestershire sauce, smoked paprika, black pepper and optional mustard. Stir everything except the corned beef together.
- 03
CORNED BEEF ON TOP
Place the four large chunks of chilled corned beef on top. Do not stir them in: large, cold pieces hold together better over the long cook.
- 04
EIGHT HOURS ON LOW
Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours. Keep the lid closed so the potatoes cook evenly and the little pot keeps its heat.
- 05
FOLD AND SERVE
Check that the potatoes are completely tender and the dish is piping hot throughout. Gently break up and fold in the corned beef, then spoon into warm bowls. Taste before adding any salt—it is unlikely to need it.
THE IMPORTANT BITS
DON'T ADD SALT
Corned beef, beans, stock and Worcestershire sauce bring plenty. Taste only after cooking.
KEEP THE LIQUID LOW
Fifty millilitres is enough. A small Crockpot loses very little moisture with the lid closed.
THE EASIEST
PROPER DINNER.
Soft potatoes, sweet onions, rich beans and savoury corned beef—the sort of dependable bowl that has been keeping Britain fed since tins first learned how to stack.
ONE POT. EIGHT HOURS. TWO VERY FULL BOWLS.