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Blind hen

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 200 g white beans
  • 300 g smoked streaky bacon
  • 250 g carrot(s)
  • 250 g beans (runner beans), green (frozen)
  • 500 g potatoes
  • 4 onions
  • 1 apple
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 bunch of parsley

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 13 hours; Total time approx. 13 hours 30 minutes

Traditional Westphalian dish

Soak the beans overnight in about 2 liters of water. Let the beans cook in the soaking water for about 1/2 hour, then add the bacon and simmer for 1 hour. Remove the bacon and chop it. Add the beans and the sliced ​​or diced potatoes, carrots, onions, and apples. Season with salt and pepper and cook for about 20 minutes, until the potatoes are tender. Add the bacon cubes and sprinkle with fresh parsley.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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