Happy New Year & Guernsey Bean Jar
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Tags: recipe, cooking, New Year, Guernsey
Date: 01 January 2009 19:40:54
Last night The Mister and I went off to London to watch the fireworks from Parliament Hill on Hampstead Heath. This was hampered by a bloody big building in the way. However, it was fun to be on top of the hill with hundreds of other people, watching fireworks go off across the city.
Before we went out I decided to make Guernsey Bean Jar. For those of you who have not yet been educated, Bean Jar is the most fabulous bean stew, but it also makes people unbelievably windy. So, here is my step-by-step guide to making Bean Jar. The recipe has been borrowed from here.
1 pigs trotter or shin of beef (I just used a chunk of pork)
½lb (200g) Haricot beans
½lb (200g) butter beans
1 large onion chopped
2 carrots diced
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper to taste
2 pints beef stock or water
1. Soak the beans overnight in water.
2. Place all the ingredients in either an earthenware pot or a large casserole dish and pour over the water or stock.
3. Cover the jar or dish and place it in a moderate oven at gas 2-3 or 150-170°C for 6-8 hours.
4. Check the dish occasionally and top up the water level as needed.
5. Check the seasoning, remove the bones from the meat, and remove any fat from the pot and remove the bay leaf.
It was so simple to make and it was absolutely delicious.