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Bean Jar (slow-baked white beans)

Bean jar is a dish of white beans slow-baked in an earthenware pot with bacon, molasses and onion. It has a melting texture and a sweet-savoury flavour, typical of weekend meals in Jersey.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

398 kcal per serving

Protein
21.7 g
Carbohydrates
46.2 g
of which sugars
10.6 g
Fat
10.7 g
of which saturated fat
3.4 g
Fiber
14.9 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. The night before, soak the beans in cold water for 12 hours, then drain them.
  2. Fry the diced bacon and sliced onions in a casserole dish for 5 minutes.
  3. In an earthenware pot or lidded casserole, layer the drained beans, bacon and onions.
  4. Dissolve the molasses, mustard and sugar in hot water, then pour the liquid over the beans until they are covered.
  5. Cover and bake at 140 °C for 6 to 7 hours, checking now and then that there is still liquid.
  6. Add a little hot water if needed, then cook uncovered for the last 30 minutes so the beans glaze.
  7. Season with salt and pepper at the end of cooking and serve piping hot.

Variations and tips

Vegetarian version. Replace the bacon with cubes of smoked tofu and use vegetable stock for cooking.

Using what's easy to find. If you don't have an earthenware pot, a lidded cast-iron casserole works just as well.

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