Sounds lovely! My local farmers market and butchers are great. We are so fortunate to enjoy the great food & suppliers, even in the hinterland of the fens
The Lamon borlotti beans we started have just exploded from their pots - maybe in anticipation of another great recipe to try?
I just made the beans and sausages from your book (substituted Jacobs Cattle beans) and we got two good size meals for a couple of voracious eaters.
I made this for dinner tonight. The dish is not a looker but the flavours are so good. I substituted preserved lemons chopped in the courgettes and pinto beans for the borlotti. I did not use a pc for the courgettes but fried them until go,den with the garlic then added the courgette and chopped preserved lemon. So good!
This sounds good. Could I possibly substitute pinto beans for the borlotti? No chance of fresh borlotti in deepest Worcestershire (as far as I know) and no dried in the pantry.
A quick question. I have cooked 500g dried beans. You suggest freezing in 250g portions. Should I drain and freeze in bags or add a small amount of the cooking water?
Hi - I'm really sorry, I forgot to respond to this! It is up to you - if the beans are dry, it means you can remove smaller amounts easily - I know 250g isn't much, but if, say, you wanted to just add a handful to a salad you could do so. If you want to store in the cooking liquid that is fine too, but it will freeze to a solid block. I hope that makes sense!
Thanks. I lost a 7 yr old lemon verbena too which has always been frost hardy. And a few other things - especially my bay trees - looking very sorry for themselves. I’m assuming because we had much harder, prolonged frosts than we’ve had for years. The previous 2 winters were so mild even the laksa survived unprotected.
Sounds lovely! My local farmers market and butchers are great. We are so fortunate to enjoy the great food & suppliers, even in the hinterland of the fens
The Lamon borlotti beans we started have just exploded from their pots - maybe in anticipation of another great recipe to try?
I just made the beans and sausages from your book (substituted Jacobs Cattle beans) and we got two good size meals for a couple of voracious eaters.
Lovely recipe - I look forward to trying it
I made this for dinner tonight. The dish is not a looker but the flavours are so good. I substituted preserved lemons chopped in the courgettes and pinto beans for the borlotti. I did not use a pc for the courgettes but fried them until go,den with the garlic then added the courgette and chopped preserved lemon. So good!
This sounds good. Could I possibly substitute pinto beans for the borlotti? No chance of fresh borlotti in deepest Worcestershire (as far as I know) and no dried in the pantry.
Yes, you can use any bean you like. I'm all about flexibility.
Another lovely post - makes me want to go to a food market and to cook beans!
Thanks Jenny!
A quick question. I have cooked 500g dried beans. You suggest freezing in 250g portions. Should I drain and freeze in bags or add a small amount of the cooking water?
Hi - I'm really sorry, I forgot to respond to this! It is up to you - if the beans are dry, it means you can remove smaller amounts easily - I know 250g isn't much, but if, say, you wanted to just add a handful to a salad you could do so. If you want to store in the cooking liquid that is fine too, but it will freeze to a solid block. I hope that makes sense!
Thank you
Fascinating, and sorry about your ginger rosemary!
Thanks. I lost a 7 yr old lemon verbena too which has always been frost hardy. And a few other things - especially my bay trees - looking very sorry for themselves. I’m assuming because we had much harder, prolonged frosts than we’ve had for years. The previous 2 winters were so mild even the laksa survived unprotected.
Exactly that - so many marginals have not survived, though lemon verbena is v late coming out so do check the roots if you didn’t, just in case
I love your routine. I do miss Ealing.
It has improved a lot for food shops, but pretty dreadful for eating out, sadly. But now with the Elizabeth Line, Soho is less than half an hour away!