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Who's for brunch? Amy Poon's recipe for spiced beans with soy sauce and a fried egg

Amy Poon steps away from traditional Chinese cooking to serve up traditional baked beans — with a twist
Amy Poon recipe
The joy of simplicity: Poon's beans with an egg
Amy Poon
Amy Poon25 November 2023

Chef Amy Poon, of Poon's London, shares a breakfast recipe for spiced baked beans on toast. While Poon has built her name on Poon's, the famous Chinese bistro, here she celebrates the joy of simplicity; Saturday mornings are not for causing yourself a headache. Despite a number of ingredients, the idea here is straightforward, the method is as easy as, well, beans, and the results are enough to ensure this becomes a regular Saturday morning brunch staple. Enjoy.

Baked beans with soy sauce and tomatoes

Ingredients

Serves: 2-4

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large golden onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 3 tbsp dark brown sugar
  • 1-2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 4 tbsp Poon’s soy sauce
  • 2 tsp sweet paprika
  • 1 x 400g tins chopped plum tomatoes
  • 2 x 400g tins cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 tsp of Worcestershire sauce, plus extra, to taste
  • Toast, to serve
  • Fried eggs, to serve

Vegetarians and vegans can drop the Worcestershire sauce or replace it with Henderson’s Relish for a meat-free version.

Method

  1. Warm the olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat and add the onions. Once you can hear them sizzling, add the garlic and a big pinch of salt and cook for a further 6-8 minutes until they have begun to soften.
  2. Add the sugar, vinegar, soy and paprika to the pan and after a minute or so, once they’ve reduced, add the tomatoes, beans, Worcestershire sauce, half a tin of water and some salt and pepper and leave to simmer for 20 minutes until slightly reduced. Check the seasoning and serve with toast and fried eggs.

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