Jersey Bean Jar (bean stew)
A Jersey stew of dried beans, pork belly and vegetables, slowly cooked until the beans are tender. Serves 4; hands-on preparation time is approximate.
Bean Jar is a hearty bean and pork stew. This version combines haricot and butter beans with pork belly, vegetables, herbs and stock; allow about 30 minutes for preparation and 4 hours 30 minutes for cooking, plus an overnight soak for the beans.
Method
- 01
Soak the beans
Soak the dried butter beans and dried haricot beans overnight in the refrigerator. Drain them before using.
- 02
Soften the vegetables
Heat the beef dripping in an ovenproof casserole. Add the white onion, carrots and celery; cook gently, stirring often, until the vegetables are soft but not browned. Remove them from the casserole for now.
10 min - 03
Brown the pork and begin cooking
Turn up the heat and brown the pork belly on all sides. Add the pig’s trotter, garlic, bay leaves and thyme. Pour in the chicken stock, return the vegetables and bring gently to a boil. Cover the casserole and cook in an oven preheated to 140 °C.
150 min - 04
Cook the beans in the stew
Carefully remove the casserole from the oven. Take out the pork belly and trotter, strain the stock and return it to the casserole. Add the drained beans and vegetables. Cover and cook in the oven at 140 °C until the beans are tender.
90 min - 05
Shred the trotter and finish the stew
Remove the meat from the pig’s trotter and mix it with the flat-leaf parsley. Stir the meat and parsley into the beans and cover the casserole again. Return the pork belly to the oven at the same time and cook the stew for 15 more minutes. Slice the pork belly and serve it over the beans.
15 min
Ingredients
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