Would you mind explaining how? e.g. post a recipe/method? Thanks
Absolutely! Here's my recipe - I live with a veggie so I tend not to do a meaty one.
First, get some haricot beans. A big supermarket will have them, or some sort of hippy eco-shop. You could buy them at Holland and Barrett if you can afford to remortgage.
These are tough at first, so soak them overnight in a big pan.
Change the water a couple of times, then boil them hard for about 15 minutes - discard any froth on top with a slotted spoon. Drain them, and after that you can put them in a slow cooker with a sauce you made in a frying pan at the same time.
I fry an onion (finely chopped) with a little bit of mixed herbs and some balsamic vinegar with passata/chopped tomatoes and tomato puree. A bit of chilli goes well. If you're not burgerfearing, even some bacon. Hendos is a great thing if you can get it - add what you like really!
Leave them on the lowest setting for a couple of hours (I tend to do mine overnight) then you have nice beans. They freeze but if you cook them too much they turn into mushy beans. I try not to be too prescriptive with times because depending on how long they've been sat they can take a lot longer. You have to leave them until they're right basically, but don't worry too much about time. You have to cook them a very long time to get mush but even if you do they still taste better than anything you'll get in the shops.
That's going to be weekend tea tomorrow, now you've made me think of it.