Black-eyed Bean Pie

Ingredients

 * 200 g black-eyed beans
 * 1 bay leaf
 * 1 medium onion
 * 2 carrots
 * 1 stalks celery
 * 400 g boiled potatoes
 * 1 clove garlic
 * 1 tbsp oil
 * 250 ml vegetable stock /water
 * 2 tbsp tomato purée
 * 1 tsp marmite
 * 1 tsp mixed herbs

Directions

 * 1) Wash beans and soak overnight.
 * 2) Cook with bay leaf until tender (about 20 to 35 minutes).
 * 3) Chop vegetables press the garlic and cook gently together in the oil until just beginning to soften.
 * 4) Add purée drained beans and herbs and mix well together.
 * 5) Place bean mixture in a greased pie-dish and cover with boiled potatoes thinly sliced and dot with margarine.
 * 6) Bake at 400°F / 200°C / gas mark 6 for 30 minutes.