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Fasolka po bretońsku (beans with sausage)

White beans in a thick tomato sauce with smoked kiełbasa and bacon. A quick version with tinned beans.

  • Serves 4
  • Prep 15 min
  • Cooking 40 min

Ingredients

  • 2 tins of white beans (400 g each)
  • 1 ring of kiełbasa wiejska (about 500 g)
  • 150 g smoked pork belly
  • 1 large onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 tin of chopped tomatoes (400 g)
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • 1 tsp sweet paprika and ½ tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp dried marjoram
  • 1 bay leaf, 2 allspice berries
  • 200 ml water or stock
  • salt, pepper and a pinch of sugar

Method

  1. Dice the pork belly and fry it in a wide pan until the fat runs. Add the kiełbasa, sliced into half-moons, and fry until browned.
  2. Add the chopped onion and cook until soft, then add the crushed garlic.
  3. Stir in the paprika and tomato purée and fry for a minute.
  4. Add the tomatoes, water, bay leaf and allspice. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
  5. Drain and rinse the beans and add them to the pan. Simmer, uncovered, for about 15 minutes, until the sauce thickens.
  6. Season with the marjoram, salt, pepper and a pinch of sugar. Serve with bread.