Serves 2-3 depending how hungry you are. Serve with baked potatoes, boiled potatoes (with a bit of garlic in them of course) and some nice crusty bread. This is not a recipe to follow to the rule, however the cider is a key ingredient!
Ingredients
1medium to large onion chopped
2-4clovesgarlic chopped
2sliced carrots
1tin butter beans or 120g to 180g dried beanssoaked over night & cooked
Large pinch mixed herbs
285mlvegetable stock
140mldry cider
Salt & pepper
Corn flour or plain flourmixed into a paste with a bit of water (optional)
Instructions
Fry onions and garlic. Add the carrots & sauté for approx. 5 mins.
Add stock, cider, butter beans, herbs, salt & pepper. Bring to the boil. Add corn flour to thicken if necessary, or plain flour mixed with water.
Transfer to an oven proof dish, do not cover, bake for 45 mins—1 hour gas mark 5, 180 C.