Old-fashioned Sousboontjies

Potjie No: 2 Pot guide
Serves: 10 – 12 as a side dish
Cooking Time: 1.5 hours
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Ingredients

250 g dried sugar beans
7 ml salt
50 ml brown sugar
100 ml wine vinegar
50 ml butter

Method

• Soak beans overnight or use this quick soaking method.
• Rinse beans under cold running water.
• Place in pot and cover with cold water.
• Bring to the boil and boil for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and allow beans to stand for 1 hour.
• Drain and rinse thoroughly under cold running water.
• Cover again with cold water and slowly bring to the boil, then simmer with lid on for 2-3 hours or until beans are soft, adding more boiling water if necessary.
• Make sure there is still a little liquid in the potjie once the beans are done.
• Mash a few beans.
• Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 10 minutes or until the flavours are well blended.
• Allow to cool, then serve cold as a salad or hot with braaied soutribbetjie or boerewors.