American-style white beans with bacon and tomato sauce

Shallow fry the bacon in plenty of olive oil just to a little colour; cooked too much it turns tough.

Drain the bacon through a sieve over a bowl and keep the fat for frying the egg.

Mix the white beans with about two tablespoons of the bacon and stir through about three tablespoons of warm tomato sauce; heat through, it thickens as it cools.

Serve with parsley.