Creamy Butter Bean Stew
This would make a great dinner party options for vegetarians (just substitute for vegetarian Worcester sauce or soy sauce). You can serve it with rice, potatoes or salad. It’s creamy, savoury and yummy. Oh and pretty cheap and easy too.
Creamy Butter Bean Stew
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 2 Medium Leeks
- 2 tins Butter Beans
- 150 ml Single Cream
- 4-5 cloves Garlic
- 150 g Frozen Peas
- 1 tbsp Mustard
- 1 Small bunch Fresh or dried rosemary and or thyme
- 2 tbsp Worcester sauce
- 500 ml Vegetable stock
Instructions
- Slice the leeks into half moons, put into a colander and rinse thoroughly. Put into a saucepan with a bit of oil and put the lid on so they steam in the residual water – leave for about 15 mins.
- Mince or crush the garlic and add it to the pan. Fry for a few minutes and add a few pinches of rosemary and thyme (then add a bit more).
- Drain and add the butter bins, plus the stock, Worcester sauce, mustard and some salt and pepper.
- Let it simmer together for 15 more minutes
- To make it nice and thick get a stick blender and blend at one end of the pot for a few seconds. Don’t blend it entirely, just enough to make it a bit thicker. Stop when you’re happy with the consistency.
- Add the cream and let it come back to a simmer. Then turn off the heat and add the frozen peas. Leave it without heat but with the lid on for a further 10 minutes – a good time to make your rice.