How to make Bean Jar

1 pigs trotter or shin of beef
½lb (200g) Haricot beans
½lb (200g) butter beans
1 large onion chopped
2 carrots diced
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper to taste
2 pints beef stock or water

1. Soak the beans overnight in water.

2. Place all the ingredients in either an earthenware pot or a large casserole dish and pour over the water or stock.

3. Cover the jar or dish and place it in a moderate oven at gas 2-3 or 150-170°C for 6-8 hours.

4. Check the dish occasionally and top up the water level as needed.

5. Check the seasoning, remove the bones from the meat and the bay leaf.

6. Serve with crusty bread and Guernsey butter.