Tomato and bean stew with bacon à la Bitzolator

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 4 onions
• 150 g bacon, not too lean, more if desired (will be spicier)
• Butter, or clarified butter
• 1 can tomato(s), chopped (drained weight approx. 240g)
• 1 can white beans with vegetables (drained weight approx. 530g)
• e.g. vegetable broth
• salt and pepper
• 3 tbsp parsley, fresh
• 20 ml cream or kefir (but you can also use without it)
• 1 pinch(s) cayenne pepper, optional
• possibly chili flakes

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 25 minutes; Total time approx. 45 minutes

Peel the onions and cut/chop into coarse strips. Melt the butter or clarified butter in a suitable saucepan and brown the bacon in it or fry it until crispy (depending on your taste; crispy = spicier!). Add the onions and sauté until translucent. Add the chopped tomatoes and white beans with their liquid, bring to a boil briefly, and gradually deglaze with the stock until a good, stew-like consistency is achieved (shouldn’t be too thin, but also not too thick). Let the stew simmer for about 10-15 minutes over low heat. Season with salt, pepper, and, if desired, cayenne pepper and/or chili flakes. Garnish with parsley and, if desired, cream or homemade kefir. This goes excellently with fresh Black Forest farmhouse bread or baguette.