Carla's White Beans
Category: dinner
Ingredients
- Freshly Dried Beans (3 cups dried beans)
- Salt
- Garlic (6-8 cloves, optional)
- Whole Lemon (cut in half)
- Rendered fat from a meat (1 cup when melted)
- Herbs of your choosing
- Carla does Oregano & Mint
- He like Coriander, fennel
- Rosemary / thyme
- Greens (optional, cut into bit-sized pieces)
- Sherry vinegar or wine
Instructions
- Soak beans overnight in a generous amount of cool water. Cover.
- Add “a lot of salt.” Like you’d salt pasta water (go heavy).
- Bring up to a simmer over medium/medium-high heat. Skim off foam as it heats up. Reduce to low heat to keep it at a low simmer.
- Cut lemon in half and char on a skillet.
- Add herbs as whole sprigs, any spices, and your rendered fat to the beans in the pot. Continue to simmer on low.
- Add salt & pepper to taste, and supplement with olive oil.
- Add charred lemon halves.
- Continue to simmer, managing heat and ensuring there is enough water for the beans to simmer without breaching the surface. Salt as you go.
- If you want to add some green, toss some in there to just wilt. Escarole, kale, etc.
- Finish with more fresh herbs from before, and a few glugs of sherry vinegar, or wine. Serve.
Toppings:
- Garlic aioli (Carla makes her own but you could do garlic + mayo)
- Crispy bread crumbs
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXqoyt4vsPA
Tags: vegetarian / bon-appetit