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Soups and Starters Recipes -
Butter Beans in
Tomato Sauce Recipe
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Soups and Starters
Recipes
- Butter Beans in
Tomato Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
Serve
6
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250 g/8 oz dried
butter beans, soaked overnight in cold water
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2 x 400 g/13 oz
cans chopped tomatoes
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300 ml/1/2 pint
Vegetable Stock
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2 garlic
cloves, chopped
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2 tablespoons
extra virgin olive oil
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1 tablespoon
chopped oregano
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2 bay leaves
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1 teaspoon caster
sugar
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1 tablespoon lemon
juice
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2 tablespoons
chopped dill
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salt and pepper
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crusty bread,
to serve
Method:
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Drain the soaked beans, wash well and set aside. Put the
tomatoes, stock, garlic, olive oil, oregano, bay leaves
and sugar in a large saucepan and bring to the boil.
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Stir in the beans, return to the boil, cover and simmer
over a low heat for 1 1/2 hours, or until the beans are
very tender.
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Remove the lid and simmer for a further 30
minutes until the sauce is reduced and thickened.
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Stir
in the lemon juice, chopped dill and season to taste
with salt and pepper. Leave to cool slightly. Serve warm
with some crusty bread.
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