Boiled kidney beans or lentils

• 425 g (15 oz) beans or lentils
• 1 onion

Wash the beans or lentils and cover with cold water; leave for 10-15 hours. Drain and rinse again in cold water. Cover with fresh water, add whole and uncut the onion, carrot, parsnip and celery and bring to the boil. Boil rapidly for 10 minutes then cook’ without stirring, over a low heat, until all the water is absorbed, adding salt towards the end of the cooking time. Remove the whole vegeta