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Sausage and beans stew

This sausage and beans stew is a lovely, easy dish that’s perfect for a midweek family meal. You can serve it with pasta, boiled potatoes, mash or just bread.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 8 chipolatas
  • 2 Tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 1 onion
  • 2 sprigs of rosemary
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 small red pepper pimento
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 Tbsp tomato purée
  • 450 ml passata
  • Salt & pepper
  • 1 tsp stock powder
  • 250 ml water approx.
  • 1 tin borlotti beans
  • 100 g green beans
  • 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Method
 

  1. Heat half of the oil in a casserole dish, then fry the chipolatas.
  2. Meanwhile, finely chop the onion, garlic and rosemary leaves. Cut the carrot and pimento into small chunks.
  3. When the sausage are golden, transfer them to a plate. Add the onion to the pot and fry until soft, then add the garlic, rosemary, carrots and red peppers. Stir for a minute, then add the tomato purée. Stir for a few seconds, then add the passata, water, stock powder and borlotti beans.
  4. Bring to the boil, cover and cook for 10 minutes over medium heat.
  5. Cut each chipolata into 3 pieces and add these to the stew together with the green beans. Season to taste. Add more water if it’s too thick.
  6. Cook for another 5-10 minutes, then stir in the parsley and serve.