Ingredients
- 1tbsp butter
- 2 red onions, peeled and diced into chunks
- Sprig of thyme
- 2 tins of butterbeans, rinsed
- 150ml cider
- 150ml chicken stock
- 2 whole star anise
- 300g ham chunks (including all the sticky bits and glaze)
- 1tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1tsp golden brown sugar
- A handful of baby spinach or sprouts (as many as you like)
- Salt and black pepper
1 Put the butter, onions and thyme into a pot and cook gently for 10 minutes or so, until soft.
2 Add the butterbeans, cider, stock and star anise and bring to a gentle simmer for a few minutes, then add the ham, mustard and sugar.
3 After a further 10 minutes of gentle cooking, add the spinach or sprouts, a little salt and plenty of pepper. Serve immediately in warm bowls.
