Slow Cooked Ham Stew

Ingredients:

2kg ham joint, soaked overnight to reduce the salt

2 onions, chopped finely

half a swede, chopped into chunks

6 carrots, peeled & sliced

1 can of baked beans

2 cans of tinned tomatoes

1 can of kidney beans

1 tbsp tomato puree

2 tbsps mixed herbs

Method:

1. Chop the onions, swede & carrots and place in the bottom of a slow cooker dish.
2. Add the baked beans, tinned tomatoes, kidney beans, tomato puree & herbs and mix well.
3. Cut off as much fat as possible from the ham joint.
4. Make a dip in the bean & veg mix and place the ham joint on top.
5. Pour over 300ml boiling water.
6. Cook on high for 1 hr, then low for another 6-7 hrs.

Serve with rice or potatoes.