Cook your own beans from scratch. So simple!! Put it on the stove and simmer and in one and half hours you’ll have delicious, creamy, healthy beans. Definitely worth the effort.
In this recipe I use dried white kidney beans along with rapini. You can substitute the rapini for a green of your choice such as Swiss Chard, Kale or Escarole.You can also substitute for the bean of your choice. Cooking time may vary.
You will need:
6 cups water
2 cups dried white kidney beans - rinsed
2 Bay Leaves
3 medium whole garlic cloves, peeled
Extra Virgin olive oil for drizzling
One bundle of rapini, washed and chopped.....and pre- boiled for a couple of minutes
Bring water to boil in a large pot. Add the beans, garlic, bay leaves, drizzle of oil oil ( approximately 3 Tbsps) and let simmer for 1.5 hours. Leave lid slightly open for steam to escape. Check beans for doneness after 1.5 hours. They may need 15 to 20 minutes more. The liquid will thicken when they are done. You don’t want to over cook them as they will fall apart.
Once beans are cooked add your greens. I am using a bunch of rapini but you can also use Swiss chard, escarole or kale. Because I am using rapini which can be tough and very bitter, I am going to cook them in boiling water. You may also want to precook your kale as well.
Add salt and pepper to taste and drizzle with your best olive oil. As beans are not salted in the boiling stage, you will need to salt them at this point. Continue to cook beans and greens for a few more minutes altogether until the greens are fully cooked.
Plate and top with a final drizzle of olive oil.
1 comment:
Fantastic recipe! One of my favorites! As the beans simmer, they break down and create a such a wonderful sauce...to dip our sourdough bread in. And of course rapini is so healthy too.
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