Butter beans with cabbage
Soft beans with cabbage, carrots and well-browned buttery onions
A simple, homely East African dish of butter beans (or kidney beans) tossed with tender cabbage and carrots in butter with deeply browned onions. It's mild, filling and good for every day; the book's Handy Hints note that cabbage is high in fibre and good for digestion. Serve hot with chapati, rice or ugali.
- Total time
- 55 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 5
Ingredients
Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Soak 14 oz dried butter beans or kidney beans in plenty of water overnight, then drain.
Step 2: Pressure cook the beans in fresh water until tender (about 15 minutes after the first whistle; kidney beans must boil hard and be completely soft). Drain.
25 minStep 3: Boil 4 ½ oz carrots and 3 ⅞ oz cabbage with ½ cup water and a pinch of ¼ tsp salt until just tender. Drain.
6 minStep 4: Heat 4 tbsp butter in a pan and fry 2 ⅝ oz onions until well browned.
6 minStep 5: Add the beans, vegetables and remaining ¾ tsp salt and toss over the heat for 2–3 minutes.
3 minStep 6: Garnish with 1 tomato slices and serve hot.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 340 kcal
- Protein
- 16 g
- Carbs
- 42 g
- Fat
- 11 g
- Fibre
- 13 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does butter beans with cabbage take?
- About 55 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 5 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of cabbage?
- Savoy or spring greens, same weight.
- What can I use instead of carrots?
- Parsnip or sweet potato, same weight.
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