French Beans with Bacon and Tomato

• 150g/6oz diced bacon
• 300ml/½ pi

Put the bacon and stock into a pan, bring to the boil and simmer bacon for 20 minutes, then add the beans, tomatoes arid black pepper. Taste for salt as it should not be necessary to add any unless the bacon is very mild. Bring back to the boil and simmer over a low heat until the beans are cooked. Strain the beans, bacon and tomatoes into a serving dish. The beans may lose a bit of colour but