Prep time:
Cooking time: 3 hours 20 minutes
Total time:
Serves: 4
0.75tbsp Rapeseed oil
3 Cloves of Garlic
6 Pork or Beef Sausages from a good butcher
400g Smoked Bacon
Dried Cannellini Beans (soaked overnight)
300g Carrots, or any root vegetables
2 Medium Onions, peeled and diced
A few sprigs of Fresh Sage
2 Bay Leaves
Salt and Pepper to taste
For the Sauce:
2tbsp Tomato Puree
2 Vegetable Stock Cubes
850ml Hot Water
For the topping:
150g Breadcrumbs
Nicci’s catering company, Home Gurr’own, is situated on a family-run smallholding in Cranbrook where Nicci and her husband Julian grow and rear the vast proportion of seasonal produce and meat used to create their special wedding and event menus. To find out more, and for information on the Farmers Markets that Home Gurr’own attends, visit www.homegurrown.co.uk or call 07747 816541
- words: Nicci Gurr
- pictures: David Merewether
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