White bean stew with lamb

Ingredients for 6 servings:

• 500 g beans, small white
• 250 g bacon, streaky
• butter
• 3 large onions
• 800 g lamb (or pork fillet)
• Soup vegetables
• 2 chili peppers
• tbsp basil, dried
• 750 ml meat broth
• 750 g beans, green
• 2 tbsp savory, dried
• 500 ml cream
• salt and pepper
• 4 bunches of dill
• Dried thyme

Instructions

Working time approx. 2 hours 10 minutes; Total time approx. 2 hours 10 minutes

Fry the bacon in butter until crispy, add the diced onion and let it brown. Dice the meat, add it and sear. Add the soaked white beans and vegetables to the meat. Season everything with basil, thyme and chili, and add the hot meat broth. Cover and simmer for about 1 hour. In the meantime, clean the beans, cut them into pieces and add them with the savory. Cook everything for another 45 minutes, then remove the vegetables. Remove 8 tablespoons of white beans from the soup and puree them with the cream. Thicken the stew with this and season generously. Sprinkle with chopped dill. Serve very hot. Garlic bread goes well with it. Tip: dried herbs are all well and good, but fresh ones sprinkled on top just before serving give the whole thing a special kick.