Recipes With Beans

Fruit and Veggies

Garlic Runner Beans

450g sliced fresh runner beans

30 ml water

Salt and pepper

1 red pepper, seeded and sliced

1 onion, sliced into rings

50 g butter

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

100g button mushrooms sliced

Method

·       Add water into a casserole with salt, red pepper, onions and beans.

·       Mix well, cover then microwave at high for 15 minutes, stirring twice.

·       Drain

·       Microwave the butter and garlic in a small bowl at high for one minute.

·       Stir the mushroom and pepper and microwave for 2 minutes.

·       Pour the butter and mushroom mixture over the beans and mix well.

·       Serve with meat and potatoes.

Broad Beans In Lemon Sauce

8 slices streaky bacon

450g broad beans podded

125 ml water

25g butter

30 ml flour

275 ml chicken stock

Salt and pepper

2 eggs

Grated zest of ½ a lemon

30 ml lemon juice

Method

·    Place the bacon on a plate, cover with absorbent paper and microwave at high for 2 minutes. Cool then crumble.

·    Place the beans and water in a casserole. Cover and microwave at high for about 10 minutes or until tender. Stirring occasionally

·    Blend the butter, flour, stock, salt and pepper in a large jug. Microwave at high for 2 minutes stirring often

·    Whisk the eggs in a bowl until frothy. Then add the lemon zest and juice to the eggs.

·    Stir the egg mixture into the sauce.

·    Microwave at high for about 1 minute or until hot, stirring every 15 seconds.

·    Drain beans then stir in the sauce. Sprinkle the bacon on top.