Recipe: Ham Roast with Fresh Beans

Name: Ham Roast with Fresh Beans
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 beautiful slice of fresh farmhouse ham (rouelle) of 1.8 to 2 kgs seasoned; 600 g (21 oz) of shelled beans (Paimpol coco beans, Tarbais, Mogettes de Vendée or others); 3 beautiful carrots (Créances if you can find them) peeled and cut into small mirepoix (small cubes); 10 small onions; 2 shallots peeled and cut in half; 80 g (2.8 oz) of belly pork (or small lardons); 1 tablespoon of good tomato paste; 2 cloves of garlic, degerminated and crushed; thyme and bay leaf; a little fat lard; salt and ground pepper

By chef patrick Asfaux 4.9/5 (20 reviews) · 🍳 13 made it

Prep 20 min

Cook 60 min

Total 1h20

Servings 8 serv.

Ingredients for 8 servings

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servings

1 beautiful slice of fresh farmhouse ham (rouelle) of 1.8 to 2 kgs seasoned
600 g (21 oz) of shelled beans (Paimpol coco beans, Tarbais, Mogettes de Vendée or others)
3 beautiful carrots (Créances if you can find them) peeled and cut into small mirepoix (small cubes)
10 small onions
2 shallots peeled and cut in half
80 g (2.8 oz) of belly pork (or small lardons)
1 tablespoon of good tomato paste
2 cloves of garlic, degerminated and crushed
thyme and bay leaf
a little fat lard
salt and ground pepper

Step-by-step directions

1 Preheat your oven to 200°(th6-7)

2 In a large casserole, melt a few cubes of lard, then brown your seasoned piece of pork on each side, add your shallots and cook in the oven for 30 minutes. After 15 minutes, add a glass of water, broth or white wine around it.

3 Meanwhile, in another casserole, melt the belly pork cut into thick strips then add the diced carrots, a little thyme flowers, 1 bay leaf, the small onions and shelled beans, cover and sweat gently for 10 minutes.
Then add the tablespoon of concentrated tomato and pour 1 liter (1.1 qt) of water*, bring to a boil, salt and pepper and let simmer gently and uncovered for 20 minutes.