2/3 cup (150 g) butter beans
4 cups (1 litre) 1 3/4 pint water or general household stock
a few bacon scraps or rinds or a bacon bone
1 medium sized onion (100 g approx)
2 sticks celery
1/2 small turnip (25 g approx)
1 medium sized potato (100 g approx)
2 tsp bacon fat
bouquet garni
a blade of mace
250 ml milk
salt and pepper
4 cups (1 litre) 1 3/4 pint water or general household stock
a few bacon scraps or rinds or a bacon bone
1 medium sized onion (100 g approx)
2 sticks celery
1/2 small turnip (25 g approx)
1 medium sized potato (100 g approx)
2 tsp bacon fat
bouquet garni
a blade of mace
250 ml milk
salt and pepper
method
1. Wash the beans.
2. Heat the water or stock to boiling point, pour it over the beans, and leave to soak overnight.
3. Chop the bacon, if used. Prepare and slice the vegetables.
4. Heat the bacon fat in a deep saucepan, add the bacon or bone, and vegetables, and fry gently for 10 minutes.
5. Add the soaked beans and the liquid, the bouquet garni, and mace.
6. Heat to boiling point, cover, and simmer for 2 hours or until the beans are quite soft.
7. Remove the bouquet garni and bone, if used, and rub the vegetables and cooking liquid through a sieve, or process in an electric blender.
8. Return to a clean pan and add the milk.
9. No starch thickener other than the potato should be needed.
10. Re heat and season to taste.
2. Heat the water or stock to boiling point, pour it over the beans, and leave to soak overnight.
3. Chop the bacon, if used. Prepare and slice the vegetables.
4. Heat the bacon fat in a deep saucepan, add the bacon or bone, and vegetables, and fry gently for 10 minutes.
5. Add the soaked beans and the liquid, the bouquet garni, and mace.
6. Heat to boiling point, cover, and simmer for 2 hours or until the beans are quite soft.
7. Remove the bouquet garni and bone, if used, and rub the vegetables and cooking liquid through a sieve, or process in an electric blender.
8. Return to a clean pan and add the milk.
9. No starch thickener other than the potato should be needed.
10. Re heat and season to taste.
serving amount
serves 6
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