Gochujang Beans

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 white onion diced
3 garlic cloves minced
1 tablespoon tomato puree
2 tablespoon gochujang paste
2 tablespoon soy sauce
350 g butter beans
125 ml water or vegetable stock
100 ml heavy cream double cream
50 g hard cheese grated
½ lemon juice
1 scallion thinly sliced, to garnish
1 teaspoon sesame seeds to garnish

  1. Add the olive oil and butter to a pan, then add the diced white onion. Saute for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally, then add the minced garlic and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
  2. Add the tomato puree and gochujang paste, stirring them into the onion mixture. Cook for a minute until the pastes have turned fragrant and deepened in color.
  3. Add the soy sauce, butter beans, stock, and heavy cream. Leave to simmer on low heat for 10 minutes until the sauce has thickened. Stir occasionally.
  4. Add the grated cheese and lemon juice to the pan, stirring both into the sauce. Scatter over the cilantro, sesame seeds, and sliced scallions to garnish and serve.

Source: https://www.bytheforkful.com/gochujang-beans/

Note: we use 3 cans for 2x lunch. Less gochujang is fine