Name: Haricots à la Tomate (Dried Haricot Beans with Tomatoes)
Yield: Serves 3–4.
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: a little thyme and marjoram, chopped; 400 g(14 oz) tomatoes, peeled and chopped; 1 clove of garlic, chopped; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; a bay leaf and a clove of garlic; 225 g(8 oz) dried haricot beans; a splash of red wine; ½ teaspoon sugar; 1 or 2 chorizo or other highly spiced sausages; finely chopped parsley

Preparation info

Serves
3–4
.

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

French Country Kitchen

By Geraldene Holt

Published 1987

About

Dried haricot beans in a tomato sauce with a spicy sausage make a good, cheap, nourishing meal. It works equally well with other dried beans if you prefer.

Ingredients

225 g(8 oz) dried haricot beans
a bay leaf and a

Method

Soak the haricot beans for 2 hours in warm water until swollen. Drain, cover with fresh water and simmer with the bay leaf and the clove of garlic, adding more water if necessary, for 40–60 minutes or until cooked. Drain well.

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a pan and cook the onion and the chopped garlic in it until soft. Add the t