SPICY BAKED BEANS

Soak 450gm of dried haricot beans in water overnight . Preheat your oven to 160 deg C . Drain the beans , then transfer to a saucepan and cover with fresh water , bring to the boil and boil for 10 minutes . Drain , reserving the water . Place the beans in a deep oven proof dish along with 200gm of pork belly and 1 whole onion. Now mix together 1 tsp of mustard powder with 6 tbs of treacle and 300ml of the reserved bean water and stir into the beans and season with salt and cracked black pepper . Now pour the remaining bean water to cover the ingredients , leaving the pork rind exposed . Cover the dish and bake in the preheated oven for 3 hours. Uncover the dish for the last 30 minutes , and discard the onion . Remove the pork and cut off the rind , dice /pull the meat and return to the dish with the beans Adjust the seasonings and serve with grilled sausages ....