Butter Bean & Cider Casserole

(serves 2-3 depending how hungry you are)

Ingredients:-
2 sliced carrots
1 tin butter beans or 4—6 oz dried
soaked over night & cooked
1 medium to large onion chopped
2-4 cloves garlic chopped
large pinch mixed herbs
˝ pint vegetable stock
1/4 pint dry cider, salt & pepper

Fry onions and garlic
Add the carrots & sauté for approx, 5 mins
Add stock, cider, butter beans, herbs, salt & pepper
Bring to the boil
Add corn flour to thicken if necessary, or plain flour mixed with water
Transfer to an oven proof dish, do not cover, bake for 45 mins—1 hour gas mark 5, 180 C

Serve with baked potatoes, boiled potatoes (with a bit of garlic in them of course) and some nice crusty bread.
This is not a recipe to follow to the rule, however the cider is a key ingredient!