Three bean hash
Golden butter bean, chickpea and green bean hash for babies and toddlers. Makes 4 portions
A soft, golden hash of butter beans, chickpeas, French beans, carrot and potato, mashed together and pan-fried until crisp on both sides. It's a filling, protein-rich meal for babies and toddlers, moistened with a little home-made vegetable stock. Remember to soak the butter beans and chickpeas the night before.
- Total time
- 50 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
Method
0/8 doneStep 1: Drain 1 oz dried butter beans and 1 oz dried chickpeas and pressure cook them in 2 cups water for 10 minutes. Let the pressure drop by itself.
15 minStep 2: Add 2 ⅛ oz French beans, 2 ⅛ oz carrot and 4 oz potato to the pulses and cook for 10 minutes, until tender. Drain.
10 minStep 3: While still warm, mash the vegetables and pulses and press them through a sieve into a bowl.
Step 4: Heat 1 tsp sunflower oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat.
Step 5: Add the mixture and press it down well with the back of a spoon. Cook for about 5 minutes, until golden underneath.
5 minStep 6: Slide the hash onto a plate, flip it back into the pan and cook the other side for about 5 minutes, until golden.
5 minStep 7: Divide the hash into 4 equal pieces.
Step 8: Moisten with a little ¼ cup babies' vegetable stock before serving.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 95 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 15 g
- Fat
- 2 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does three bean hash take?
- About 50 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 35 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of dried butter beans?
- Tinned butter beans: about 2½ times the dried weight.
- What can I use instead of dried chickpeas?
- Cannellini or butter beans, same amount.
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