Netherlands - Beans with Apples and Pork

INGREDIENTS

• 500g dried brown beans
• 6 Granny Smith apples
• 300g fresh pork or streaky bacon (for a less greasy meal use pork chops)
• 3 onions
• 150g molasses or Dutch stroop
• salt, pepper & cinnamon
• coarse black bread or multigrain bread

INSTRUCTIONS

Start preparation a day ahead. Soak the beans overnight in plenty of water. The following day, bring the beans and the same water - with a level teaspoon of salt - to the boil and cook over low heat for about 60 minutes.

Meanwhile peel and core the apples and slice them in rings. Boil the rings in shallow water for a few minutes and drain. Sprinkle the pork with pepper and cinnamon, and slowly fry in its own fat. Save the grease. (When opting for pork chops, fry in a little butter, and save the fat).

Peel and dice the onions and fry in the bacon grease/fat. Add the apple slices to the beans and drain. Very slowly warm the molasses/stroop and add some of the bacon grease/fat.

Serve the beans with the fried pork and the hot molasses on the side and thick slices of bread.

Last modified: 24/10/2008 14:50:38