Most British recipes for Boston baked beans just use a piece of pork belly, but we think it needs some salted or smoked meat to counteract the sweetness, so we include bacon or pancetta.

But did you also know that these chewy bits of goodness trace their origins to Boston ... moniker is believed to refer to beans of the baked variety — not jelly.) Most experts on the shiny ...

Great northerns are slightly larger and wider, looking more like a lima bean, while navy beans look more like jelly beans ... frequently put to use in Boston baked beans and pork and beans ...

Pour over 500ml/18fl oz cold water, place the lid on the slow-cooker, then cook on a high heat for 7-8 hours, or until the beans have absorbed the liquid and plumped up and the sauce has darkened ...