Guernsey Bean Jar
A traditional Guernsey stew of white beans, meat and vegetables, slowly cooked in the oven. Serves 4: allow about 10 minutes of preparation, an overnight soak and 6 to 8 hours of cooking.
Guernsey Bean Jar is a bean and meat stew slowly cooked in a covered casserole. This version uses haricot beans, butter beans, a pig’s trotter, onion, carrots and bay leaf; the preparation time is an estimate.
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Method
- 01
Soak the beans
Cover the haricot beans and butter beans with water and leave them to soak overnight. Drain them and discard the soaking water.
Ready to continue when: The beans have soaked overnight and the soaking water has been drained away.
- 02
Assemble the stew
Put the drained beans in a deep casserole with the pig’s trotter, onion, carrots and bay leaf. Pour in the water and cover the casserole.
Ready to continue when: All the ingredients are in the casserole and the liquid covers them.
- 03
Slow-cook
Bake the covered casserole at 150–170 °C for 6–8 hours. Check the liquid level occasionally and add water if needed.
Temperature: 160 °C / 320 °FReady to continue when: The beans are tender and the meat comes away from the bone.
420 min - 04
Finish the stew
Remove the bay leaf and bones from the trotter. Serve the stew when the beans are soft and the meat comes easily away from the bone.
Ready to continue when: The bay leaf and bones have been removed, and the beans are soft.
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