Not posted for a while, but making this tonight (or prep) for tomorrow to share with daughter and boyfriend...with a little left over for his lunch.
This recipe serves 4...
Ingredients
100g/4oz Haricot Beans, soaked overnight
100g/4oz Borlotti or Brown Beans, soaked overnight
100g/4oz Black-eyed Beans, soaked overnight
Handful chick peas soaked overnight
1 Green Pepper, (sweet Pepper) deseeded and chopped
2 rbsp Vegetable Oil
1 Large Onion, chopped
2 Garlic Cloves, crushed
1 small head of Celery, chopped
2 x 400g/14oz tins Tomatoes
450ml/15 fl.oz. Water
1 teasp Yeast Extract (such as Marmite)
3 teasp Dried Oregano
Salt and Black Pepper
Instructions
1. Drain the soaked haricot, chick peas, brown and black-eyed beans and rinse under cold running water. Place all the beans in a large saucepan, cover with fresh cold water, bring to the boil and boil rapidly for 15 minutes. This is essential to remove any toxins from the skins.
2. Drain the beans, cover with fresh cold water, bring to the boil again, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the onion, celery, green capsicum and garlic and fry gently for 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes and water, stir in the yeast extract, oregano, salt and pepper and bring to the boil.
4. Drain the beans and add to the pan of vegetables. Stir well, reduce the heat, cover and cook for 1 hour or until the beans are soft.
5. If necessary, adjust seasoning. Serve hot.
stmss
It look lovely and I will try it. What are you having with it? (And don't say chips
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Bart Simpson is in my head singing, "Beans, beans,the magical fruit,the more you eat, the more you toot."