A delicious alternative to potato mash . . .

Ingredients:

• 2 tins white cannellini beans
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled (I used smoked garlic)
• 1 bay leaf
• Chicken stock cube
• 2tbsp butter (melted and left to cool)
• Salt and pepper to taste

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Method:

Empty the beans into a pan (liquid and all) and pop in the garlic and bay leaf.  Bring up to a simmer and add in the stock cube.  Leave to simmer for 10mins.  Drain the beans but retain the cooking liquid.  Fish out the bay leaf and transfer the beans and garlic to a blender (you can also use a stick blender).  Add the melted butter to the beans and blend on a high speed.  Drizzle in the retained cooking liquid until you have a smooth, thick paste.  Season to taste with salt and pepper.

I served this bean mash with griddled pork chops and some steamed greens, but you can use it wherever you’d normally have regular potato mash.