Homemade Baked Beans with Smoked Bacon Hock & Maple Drizzle

What You Need

• 1 Three Aussie Farmers Hock
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 1 capsicum, finely diced
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 Tbsp. paprika
• 1 tsp. cumin
• 400g tin chopped tomatoes
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 Tbsp. maple syrup
• 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
• 800g tin cannellini beans, drained
• 2 Tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 loaf sourdough

How To Make It

1. In a large pot, sauté onion and capsicum. After 5 mins add garlic and stir to prevent sticking.
2. Add paprika, cumin, tomatoes, stock, thyme, bay leaves, 1 Tbsp. maple syrup, Worcestershire sauce, mustard and hock, then cover and bring to the boil.
3. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 3 hrs covered.
4. Remove the hock from the pot, debone and coarsely shred the meat, then return to the pot.  Add beans and simmer uncovered for 30 mins.
5. Drizzle with maple syrup, and serve with warm sourdough bread.
6. Enjoy!