Brown beans (kidney beans) and bacon (Bruine bonen met spek)

 Traditional recipe from The Netherlands

• 1 cup of brown beans
• bacon
• salt
• onions

Wash beans in ample water, soak overnight and boil in soaking water. Add salt when beans are nearly done. Cooking time - 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Clean bacon, cut into strips or squares and fry slowly until brown.

Clean onions, cut in pieces, fry in bacon drippings. Use dripping as a sauce.

Serve with boiled potatoes and thick apple sauce (appelmoes).