Creamy Mustard Butter Beans With Smoked Ham Hock
These creamy mustard butter beans pack a serious kick of flavour & are full of tender chunks of ham hock & plenty of rich, buttery beans.
Servings: 4 People
Equipment
- Large Saucepan
- Microplane/Grater
- Juicer
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
- 1 White Onion (Finely Diced)
- 20 g Butter
- 3 Garlic Cloves (Grated)
- 150 ml Stock (See Notes)
- 250 g Creme Fraiche
- 2 tsp Wholegrain Mustard
- 2 tsp Lemon Juice
- 400 g Drained Butter Beans (See Notes)
- 300 g Smoked Ham Hock (See Notes)
- 100 g Spinach
- 1 tbsp Finely Chopped Parsley
Instructions
- Set a large saucepan over a medium heat, add in the veg oil then leave to warm up for a minute or so.
- Add the diced onion into the pan with a pinch of salt then cook for 5-10 minutes, until soft. Make sure to stir the onions frequently!
- Next, add the butter & garlic into the onions, cook for another minute then stir in the stock, creme fraiche, mustard & lemon juice. Let this cook for 2-3 minutes, to thicken slightly.
- Add the butter beans & ham hock into the sauce then stir, to incorporate. Reduce the heat to low then cook for another couple of minutes, to warm through.
- Give the sauce a taste to check the seasoning, adding salt & pepper as needed then stir in the spinach & chopped parsley. As soon as the spinach has wilted, spoon the beans into bowls then serve immediately. Ham hocks tend to be fairly salty, so keep that in mind when seasoning the sauce.
Notes
1. To Cook On An Aga - Use the boiling plate to cook the onions then move over to the simmering plate once you've added the beans & ham hock.
2. Butter Beans - I used a jar Bold Bean butter beans, which equates to 400 grams of drained beans. Other brands will work but I'd recommend checking the drained weight on the tin, to make sure you've got enough!
3. Stock - I used the "bean stock" that came with the jar of Bold Bean butter beans, which is the salted water that the beans were cooked in. Chicken or veg stock will also work though.
4. Ham Hocks - I used my smoked ham hocks for these beans but feel free to use unsmoked ham hocks instead. You can cook your own ham hocks or buy cooked ones from the supermarket or some butchers.