Jen&Rog Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 I've soaked a whole packet of butter beans and I'm boiling them up as we speak (can you tell I'm running out of things to do in my maternity leave before baby arrives?!). So what on earth can I create for tonight's tea? If all else fails I'll cook 'em up in a spicy tomato/curry sauce, but if anyone has any fab ideas please feel free to share! Do you think the hens would like some (plain) beans too? I've got enough to feed an army here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyknickers Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Hi, I do a sausage casoulet (sp) thing with butter beans, sausages, onions and tinned tomatoes. I wack the tins of toms, butter beans, onions, sprinkle of herbs andsausages in the slow cooker and leave it on but you could just do it in a casserole dish in the oven. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aga n Chickens Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 If you have any left try them for breakfast. For a treat I love them with bacon and pour the bacon fat over the beans (it has to be real bacon though, not the sort that leaves a white residue in the pan). On a similar theme, I bought a ham hock from our local farm shop for £1.99 a week or so ago and slow cooked it with cooked butter beans and the juice from the hock gave the beans a wonderful, not too salty taste. Butter beans on their own are a little bland so they need quiet a bit of seasoning after they have been cooked. Kind regards and enjoy your beans, Christine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 I like the look of this recipe http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/517230 This soup sounds lovely to http://www.cooksunited.co.uk/recipes/583411204035764/Bacon-Carrot-Butterbean-and-Coriander-Soup.html as does this http://vegbox-recipes.co.uk/recipes/leek-recipe-6.php and this dip! http://vegbox-recipes.co.uk/recipes/butterbean-recipe-1.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiepoppies Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Our favourite is...... Butter beans i(cooked) in a pan, tin of sweetcorn, white wine, cream, salt and pepper to taste. Finish off by adding some finely chopped spring onions. Just warm through until the sauce thickens. Gorgeous with anything but especially roast lamb Now....why do I have a weight problem Jx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 You could use any left overs and mash them and use as you would use mashed potatoes: Cottage Pit, Fish Pie, Pasties, Rissoles, Fish Cakes. The possibilities are endless. I use them all the time as a mashed spud substitute as I'm allergic to spuds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiepoppies Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 How did you get on What have you done with all those butter beans Jx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen&Rog Posted June 15, 2009 Author Share Posted June 15, 2009 Yum yum - thanks everyone for all those recipes. I need to get some more now! I ended up cooking them in an onion/tomato/red pepper sauce with some bacon, very tasty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I made a cauliflower topping with butterbeans tonight. Tinned beans, pulped using a hand blender and adding water to give a thick pouring consistency. Add grated cheese, mustard, salt and pepper. Pour over cooked cauliflower and bake for half an hour or until golden on top. Yum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Bleurgh . Butter beans are one of the very, very few things I can't stand . Don't know if it was the way my mum cooked them but I shiver at the thought of them . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
