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Creamy Garlic Butter Beans

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Creamy Garlic Butter Beans with crispy herb breadcrumbs. A rich and indulgent side dish or part of a sharing spread. Quick, garlicky, and full of flavour.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: sharing
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 x 570g Jar butter beans bean stock reserved
  • 1 Small onion or shallot finely diced
  • 3 cloves Garlic minced
  • 150 ml Single cream
  • Olive oil
  • Zest + juice of one lemon
  • Black pepper salt
Crispy Garlic Breadcrumbs
  • 30g Garlic and Herb Butter
  • 40g Breadcrumbs panko or fresh
  • Pinch of salt to taste

Method
 

  1. Melt the garlic & herb butter in a frying pan over medium-low heat.
  2. Add breadcrumbs and a pinch of salt.
  3. Cook, stirring constantly, until evenly golden and fragrant (3–5 mins).
  4. Tip onto a plate immediately to stop browning.
  5. Heat olive oil in a wide pan. Fry the onion or shallot with a pinch of salt until soft and sweet, 5–7 mins.
  6. Add garlic, fry for a further 30 seconds.
  7. Pour in single cream and a few spoonfuls of the bean stock. Stir in black pepper and lemon zest. Simmer 2–3 mins.
  8. Add butter beans. Gently simmer 5–6 mins until glossy and thickened, stirring in more bean stock if necessary.
  9. Serve immediately sprinkled with the breadcrumbs.