Today's recipe

Not exactly Irish, but I've been meaning to cook those beans that accumulate at the back of the cupboard for a long time now. Any hard beans will do in this recipe - these look like cranberry beans.

First, soak overnight, then replace the water and boil hard for 5 mins, then simmer for about an hour. I threw in a few garlic cloves and garden herbs - oregano, bay, marjoram - just for fun. In the meantime, I cubed some belly pork, and lightly dusted in salt/pepper/flour/cayenne/smoke liquid. These I roasted, and added to the beans when they were drained and done. At this point there was still a little of bean water, and some pork fat around to moisten the dish. Finally I threw in a few more herbs, and warmed it up before serving.