Romano Tamani's Beans And Sausage

Name: Romano Tamani's Beans And Sausage
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 stem fresh thyme; 6 stems fresh parsley; 2 fresh bay leaves; 5 cups chicken stock; 2 1/2 pounds fresh cranberry beans, shelled and washed to yield 4 cups; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1/4 cup celery, minced; 1/4 cup carrot, minced; 1/2 cup medium yellow onion, minced; 3 cloves; 1/2 beefsteak tomato; 3/4 pound sweet Italian sausage; Salt to taste

By Molly O'Neill

Total Time: 2 hours
Rating: 5(8)
Comments: Read comments

Featured in: From Pot To Plank: Polenta Eaten Off The Table

or to save this recipe.
Subscriber benefit: give recipes to anyone
As a subscriber, you have 10 gift recipes to give each month. Anyone can view them - even nonsubscribers. Learn more.
Subscribe
Share
Print Options
Include recipe photo

Ingredients

Yield:6 servings

1stem fresh thyme
6stems fresh parsley
2fresh bay leaves
5cups chicken stock
2½pounds fresh cranberry beans, shelled and washed to yield 4 cups
1tablespoon butter
1tablespoon olive oil
¼cup celery, minced
¼cup carrot, minced
½cup medium yellow onion, minced
3cloves
½beefsteak tomato
¾pound sweet Italian sausage
Salt to taste

Ingredient Substitution Guide

Opt out or contact us anytime. See our Privacy Policy.

Preparation

Step 1
Make a bouquet garni with the thyme, parsley and one of the bay leaves by tying them up together in a bundle. Pour the chicken stock into a large pot, add the bouquet garni and bring to a boil over high heat.
Step 2
Add the beans, return to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, until beans are tender, about 45 minutes. Remove the bouquet garni, and strain the beans. Reserve the liquid.
Step 3
Meanwhile, melt the butter with the olive oil in a pan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium, add the celery, the carrot, the onion, the remaining bay leaf and the cloves, and saute until the vegetables are softened, about 10 minutes.
Step 4
Squeeze the juice from the tomato into the pan before adding the rest of it in one piece. Cook 2 more minutes, remove from heat and remove the cloves and bay leaf. Combine with the beans.
Step 5
Crowd the sausages into a small pan, and cook over medium-low heat, rotating frequently, until brown in the center, about 45 minutes. Break some of the larger pieces of sausage with a spatula before adding them and their juices to the bean mixture, adjusting with salt and about 1 cup of the reserved bean cooking liquid. Serve with polenta.