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Bean jar

Bean jar is a local dish of the Channel Island of Guernsey. The traditional Guernsey bean jar has been around for centuries, and is still popular today. It is a cassoulet-type bean dish. Bean jar has long been a well known part of Guernsey culture. Bakers would allow residents to cook the dish in their ovens overnight, to be eaten at breakfast. This was common practice until the 1920s, especially on Sundays when the ovens were not used. The dish is still popular in Guernsey, with local cafes and restaurants often featuring the dish in colder months. It is also served at Lé Viaer Marchi, a National Trust of Guernsey annual festival.

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Guernsey Bean Jar in the Slow Cooker - The Hedgecombers

This traditional Guernsey Bean Jar recipe is a frugal meal that uses butchers offcuts and dried beans to create a deep, rich bean stew...
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Slow Cooker Guernsey Bean Jar - Tales From The Kitchen Shed

It's winter, it's cold, it's miserable, I could go on but what better way to banish the winter blues than coming home to a hearty, warming and delicious meal ? Slow cookers, or crock pots...
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Guernsey Bean Jar - guernseydonkey.com

Traditional Guernsey bean jar is traditional winter fayre, especially around Bonfire night or as it's known in Guernsey Budloe Night...

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