Versatile vegetable stew

 



Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil

1 onion, finely diced

2 leeks, split lengthways up to the root several times, washed under running cold water then sliced thickly

2 carrots, cut into 1cm/½in dice

2 garlic cloves, finely diced

1 tsp sweet smoked paprika

½ tsp dried thyme

2 potatoes, peeled, cut into 1cm/½in dice

600ml/21fl oz vegetable stock

½ head cauliflower, cut into small florets

200g/7oz fine green beans, cut into 2cm/¾in pieces

1 x 400g/14oz tin baked beans

2 tbsp roughly chopped flatleaf parsley

crusty bread, to serve

salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Method

Heat a large frying pan or saucepan until medium hot, add the olive oil, onion and leeks and cook gently for 5 minutes until just softened.


Add the carrots, garlic, paprika and thyme and stir to combine. Cook for 5 minutes.


Add the potatoes and vegetable stock and bring to the boil. Turn the heat down and simmer for 5 minutes until the potatoes are just softening then add the cauliflower and simmer for another 5 minutes.


By now, all the vegetables should be nearly cooked. Add the green beans and baked beans and cook for 3 minutes then stir in the chopped parsley and season well with salt and pepper.


Serve with plenty of crusty bread.

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