Ingredients

• 3oz dried black turtle beans (or black-eyed beans)
• 3oz dried borlotti beans or kidney beans
• 3oz dried cannellini beans or haricot beans
• 8 oz of Tommy Moloney’s Smoked Bacon
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
• 1lb 12oz fresh tomatoes
• 2 pints chicken stock
• 8oz cabbage (preferably green, such as Savoy), thinly sliced
• 12oz Glenbrody Stout & Onion Sausages, sliced into /¼in thick pieces
• 2 tsp chopped fresh thyme
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

• If using dried beans soak them in cold water for 5-6 hours or overnight, then drain, cover with fresh cold water and simmer for 35-40 minutes until they are cooked through.
• Gently fry the bacon in the olive oil in a flame proof casserole on a medium high heat for a few minutes until golden-brown. Add the garlic and cook for a few seconds, then add the tomatoes and the stock and simmer for ten minutes.
• Add the cooked, drained beans, then add the cabbage and sliced sausage and cook for a further 5-10 minutes. Add the chopped herbs. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.