for 4 person

Smoked ham

1	smoked ham (approx. 1 kg)
3 litre	water, boiling

Dried beans

100 g	dried beans
1 sprig	thyme
1 tbsp	butter
1	onion, finely chopped
¾ tsp	salt
a little	pepper

Apricot sauce

1 ½ tbsp	soft dried apricots, finely chopped
3 tbsp	coarse-grain mustard
2 tsp	Dijon mustard
2 tbsp	sour single cream
2 tsp	liquid honey
	salt and pepper to taste

How it's done

Smoked ham

Cook the ham in a bag in simmering water for approx. 1 hr.

Dried beans

Empty the beans into a pan, cover with water, add the thyme, bring to the boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for approx. 30 mins. until just soft. Set aside approx. 100 ml of cooking water, drain the beans, remove the thyme. Warm the butter in a pan, sauté the onion, add the beans and reserved cooking water, simmer for approx. 5 mins., season.

Apricot sauce

Combine the apricots, mustard, cream and honey, season.

To serve

Remove the ham from the water, remove the bag, cut the ham into slices, plate up with the dried beans and apricot sauce.

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