Preparation 20 min / cooking 3 hours
Ingredients for 6 people:
500 g “Michelet” beans / 3 grains of garlic / 1 slice of salted bacon / fresh rind / goose fat / salt and freshly ground pepper
The day before, wash the beans and put them to soak in a large saucepan.
The next day:
– pour them into a pot with very hot water and let them cook for half an hour
– drain them before putting them to cook in more hot water
– add the rinds and a tablespoon of goose fat
– let them cook for 2 or 3 hours, not forgetting to add more lukewarm water when they run out
– a 1/2 hour before eating them, pour the minced garlic and slice of bacon into the pot
– add salt and pepper just before serving (salt prevents the beans from cooking properly
Enjoy with a large salad platter.
Mémère's eggs with milk
Preparation 20 min / cooking 30 min
Ingredients for 6 people:
1 liter whole milk / 6 tablespoons fine sugar / 6 large free-range eggs / 1 vanilla pod
Preparation :
– preheat your oven to 180°C
– in a saucepan, boil the milk with the split vanilla pod for at least 5 min over low heat so that the water evaporates as much as possible ; remove the vanilla pod
– in a large bowl, beat the eggs and sugar with a fork for 5 to 10 min
– pour the hot milk over the sweetened eggs a little at a time
– transfer the mixture with a strainer to a rectangular ovenproof dish
– bake in a bain-marie for 30 min at 180°C
The eggs are ready when a golden crust has formed on top.
