Vegetable Stock Powder, Sun-dried Tomato Coat & Cook Sauce, Rosemary & Olive Seasoning
You will need
500 g dried butter beans (kidney beans) or sugar beans
3 T (45 ml) Ina Paarman’s Vegetable Stock Powder
4 cups (1 litre) water
1 sprig of fresh rosemary
1 x 200 ml Ina Paarman’s Sun-dried Tomato Coat & Cook Sauce
2 cups of diced butternut (2 cm x 2 cm)
2 ripe tomatoes, grated, discard skin
1 T (15 ml) chopped fresh rosemary
freshly ground black pepper
Ina Paarman’s Rosemary & Olive Seasoning to taste
2 T (30 ml) fresh parsley
The slow cooker is ideal for softening beans – simply cook for ± 7 hours on low.
Method
Pour boiling water over the beans and leave to soak for at least an hour. Drain off the soaking water and place the beans in a medium saucepan with the Stock Powder, water and sprig of rosemary. Bring to a fast boil and then simmer for about 2 hours until the beans are tender. Divide in half and freeze one half.
Reserve ± 1 cup (250 ml) of stock. Add the Sun-dried Tomato Coat & Cook Sauce, diced butternut, grated tomato, chopped rosemary and reserved stock. Simmer for 20 minutes to blend all the flavours and cook the butternut. Season really well with lots of black pepper and Rosemary & Olive Seasoning. Add parsley.
Delicious with grilled chicken or serve as a vegetarian main course with bread, cottage cheese and a green salad.
Variation: Curried beans
If time is a problem use 400 g tin of butter beans, drained. Replace the Sun-dried Tomato Coat & Cook Sauce with Tikka Curry Sauce and garnish with fresh coriander and sliced spring onions. Serve with rice.