haricot beans in sauce (K'dra)

Ingredients for 8 people :

* 500 g (1 ib 2 oz) of haricot beans soaked overnight

* 2 sliced onions and

* 1 chopped onion

* 1 good pinch of saffron (preferably crushed saffron flowers)

* 150 g (5 oz) of butter

* 1 teaspoonful of pepper

* 1 handful of chopped parsley

Preparation: 

Put the haricot beans on to cook with the chopped onion, saffron, butter and pepper. Add salt and cover with water. When the haricot beans are almost cooked, add the 2 sliced onions and a small handful of chopped parsley. Remove from the heat when the onions are cooked but still in whole pieces. If the sauce is too thick add a little water. Serve hot.