Greens and beans. If It's Outside, We're All In. Pour olive oil into the pot and place over medium heat. Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large Dutch oven.
You'll want to make this easy regional specialty again and again!
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Add escarole, and stir slowly, allowing it to wilt slightly.
You can cook Greens and beans using 8 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Greens and beans
- You need 4 oz of Salt pork diced.
- You need 1 head of Large escarole chopped.
- You need 4 oz of High quality butter ( I use kerrygold unsalted).
- It's 1 can of 14 oz canelli beans.
- Prepare 1 can of 14oz butter beans.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of Crushed red pepper.
- Prepare 3 cup of Chicken stock.
- It's 3 clove of Minced garlic.
Add chicken stock, thyme, and salt; reduce heat to medium-low. Place the beans in a large bowl and sift through them, discarding any stones or debris. Next, drain and rinse the beans. Italian Beans & Greens is a classic Italian dish.
Greens and beans step by step
- Rinse escarole set aside.
- Crisp salt pork on medium/ high heat.
- In small saucepan Bring to boil chicken stock.
- While pork is cooking drain and rinse beans.
- Once pork is cooked add garlic and fry till carmelized.
- Add in beans and spices and turn heat down and simmer 5 minutes.
- Then add escarole to pot and add 1 cup of stock tuen heat back up.
- Add escarole and stock till all in the pot.
- Serve immediatly or rapid chill and store in fridge.
We use our meaty, tender Cannellini beans with savory escarole and sauté them together with bold garlic and red pepper flakes. Some like to add slices of sweet Italian sausage to this Italian Beans & Greens mix… we say go for it! Despite the way it looks, it's absolutely delicious! Give it a try to start the new year off in a healthy manner! This has to be one, if not the most awful looking dish, of all the things I regularly cook.