Sage Fried White Beans Recipes

WHITE BEANS WITH PANCETTA AND SAGE

Steps:

• Put the dried beans in a large bowl and cover with cold water. Soak the beans overnight in the refrigerator.
• Drain the soaked beans, place them in a large pot and cover with fresh cold water. Put the beans over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Toss in the bay leaves and garlic. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 11/2 hours until tender. Drain the cooked beans and spread them out on a sheet pan to cool slightly.
• Put about 1/2 cup of flour in a shallow platter and season it with salt and pepper; mix with a fork to distribute evenly. Toss the beans in the seasoned flour to coat completely.
• Place a large skillet over medium-high heat and coat with the oil. When the oil is hot, add the pancetta, fry for a couple of minutes to crisp it up. Toss in the sage leaves and fry for about 1 minute. Remove the pancetta and sage to some paper towels; now you have a flavor base. Shake off excess flour from the beans and put them in the pan in a single layer. Fry the beans for a good 10 minutes to form a golden crust on the outside of the beans, tossing to cook both sides.
• Return the pancetta and fried sage to the pan, stir everything together, and serve.

WITH SAGE AND BEANS

Steps:

• Cook coarse-chopped slab bacon in olive oil until done; add chopped garlic, sage, cooked white beans and a splash of stock. Cover and simmer until the beans are nearly falling apart. Garnish: Fried breadcrumbs.

TUSCAN WHITE BEANS WITH SAGE

Steps:

• Saute the onion, garlic, and carrots in the olive oil until the onions are translucent. Add in the sage, cook until aromatic.
• Add the can of tomatoes, heat through.
• Add the white beans, return to a simmer, and simmer as long as you like (the longer, the yummier, honestly!).
• Just before serving, stir in the lemon juice.
• This dish holds up well to slight modifications. I have put in a stalk of celery, diced, with the onions and carrots. I have added a little dried rosemary with the white beans. All quite tasty. For omnivores, this dish is delicious with a few shrimp sauteed in butter and garlic served on top.

WHITE BEANS WITH ROSEMARY AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Soak overnight in 4 cups water: 1 cup dried white beans (cannellini, white runner, Great Northern, navy, and so on).
• Drain and transfer to a heavy pot. Add water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat and skim off any foam. Simmer gently for 2 hours or so, until the beans are tender. Add more water if necessary during the cooking. Season to taste with: Salt.
• In a heavy-bottomed saucepan or skillet, warm over low heat: 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil.
• Add: 4 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped, 1 teaspoon coarsely chopped rosemary leaves.
• Cook just until the garlic is soft, about 2 minutes. Stir into the beans, taste for salt, and adjust as needed. Let the dish sit for a few minutes before serving to allow the flavors to marry.
• Variation
• Leaves of either sage or winter or summer savory are delicious substitutes for rosemary.

BAKED WHITE BEANS WITH SAGE AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 450 Whisk together broth and tomato paste in a small bowl,then in a large bowl, stir together broth and tomato mixture with the beans, garlic,sage (or poultry seasoning) and salt and pepper to taste.
• Put in a 1 1/2 qt baking dish.
• Toss bread cubes with olive oil, season to taste (used garlic powder, seasoning salt, fresh pepper) Sprinkle the bread cubes over the beans.
• ,Bake until bubbly and bread is golden brown.
• Can freeze leftover tomato paste by freezing in ice cube trays and after frozen sealing in ziploc bags or food saver bags.

SAGE FRIED WHITE BEANS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in beans, and toss to coat. Season with sage, thyme, pepper, and salt. Cook 5 minutes, or until beans are slightly crisp.

SAGE-FLAVORED BEANS

Steps:

• The night before cooking, soak beans in abundant water. (If there is not time, cover beans with water, bring to a boil, let boil 2 minutes and then soak for an hour.) Drain beans and discard soaking water. Cover beans with fresh boiling water.
• Place beans over medium-low heat and add 3 cloves of peeled garlic, the sage and the olive oil.
• Cover beans and leave to cook over gentle heat until beans are soft and tender, but not mushy, about 50 minutes. Check pan from time to time, and add a very little boiling water if it seems necessary.
• If you are serving beans with roast lamb with garlic (see recipe), add them now, with their liquid, to the pot containing the onions, bacon and lamb. If you are not serving them with the lamb, continue cooking in their own liquid. Either way, add fourth clove of garlic, chopped, and salt and pepper. Simmer gently about 30 minutes. This should make a thick "sauce" to go with the lamb. If it is too watery, raise heat to further reduce the liquid before serving.

SAGE FRIED WHITE BEANS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in beans, and toss to coat. Season with sage, thyme, pepper, and salt. Cook 5 minutes, or until beans are slightly crisp.

CANNELLINI BEANS WITH GARLIC AND SAGE

Steps:

• Place beans in large bowl. Cover with cold water (at least 6 cups) and let soak overnight.
• Drain beans. Place in heavy large pot. Add 8 cups room-temperature water, 2 tablespoons olive oil, garlic, sage, and black peppercorns. Bring to simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to mediumlow; simmer uncovered 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Mix in 1 teaspoon coarse salt. Continue to simmer until beans are tender, adding more water if needed to keep beans covered, about 30 minutes longer. Cool beans in liquid 1 hour.
• Using slotted spoon, transfer beans to serving bowl, reserving bean cooking liquid, if desired, but discarding garlic, sage, and peppercorns. Season beans to taste with pepper and more coarse salt. Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and serve.