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Step 1
Place onion, pepper, celery, garlic, chilli and ginger into a food processor and chop roughly.
Step 2
Heat oil in a large cooking pot and fry bacon till it is nice and crispy. Remove a quarter of the bacon and set aside for garnish.
Step 3
Add the chopped vegetable mixture to the bacon and fry the mix for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Step 4
Then add in the beans, stock, bay leaves and thyme, mix well, bring to the boil.
Step 5
Then reduce heat and cover and simmer for between 60 -90 minutes depending on how soft you want your beans. You may need to add in more stock if it dries out.
Step 6
Add in salt and black pepper to taste.
Step 7
Serve this over rice and top with the rest of the bacon and chopped spring onions.