Casa Vespina White Beans

Recipe:Tuscan Bean Stew

Ingredients:

• 400 g dry white beans
• 2 carottes, peeled and cut in small blocks
• 2 stalks celery, cut in small cubes
• 1 onion hacked
• 2 pieces of garlic, hacked
• 1 tin of hacked tomatoes
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 cups of vegetable broth
• 1 teaspoon of dried thyme
• Salt and pepper
• Olive oil

Recipe:

1. Soak the beans in plenty of water overnight. The next day let them drain.
2. Heat olive oil in a large sauce pan and sauté the onions, carrots, and celery until tender. Add garlic and saute another 2 minutes.
3. Add the tomatoes, beans, bay leaves, vegetable stock and thyme and stir well. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until beans are tender, about 1 hour.
4. Remove bay leaves and season with salt and pepper.
5. Serve with crusty bread or bruschetta and enjoy.