Name: Somerset stew with cheddar & parsley mash
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 tbsp oil; 1 onion finely chopped; 1 garlic clove finely chopped; 1 large carrot finely chopped; 1 leek chopped; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 400g can chopped tomato; 200g can butter bean drained; 400g can flageolet bean rinsed and drained; 200ml dry cider or additional stock; 250ml vegetable stock; few sprigs thyme leaves only; cheddar & parsley mash (see tip below); 2 sausages; 1 tsp olive oil per portion

Somerset stew with cheddar & parsley mash

This warming crowd-pleaser is full of flavour and goodness. Use just one type of bean if you don't have two, and substituting cider with extra stock will also work well

50 min total 15 min prep 35 min cook 4 169 cal

Instructions

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1 Heat oil in a large pan and fry the onion, garlic, carrot and leek until soft but not coloured. Add the tomato purée, chopped tomatoes, butter beans, flageolet beans, cider (if using), stock and thyme and simmer for 15-20 mins until the stew has thickened and the veg are tender.
2 Meanwhile, if you’re adding sausages to any portion, snip each sausage into 3-4 chunks. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and brown the chunks for 5 mins, then stir in appropriate portions of the stew and gently simmer for the remaining cooking time. Serve with the mash.