ITALIAN WHITE BEAN AND SAUSAGE STEW
This comforting and substantial white bean and sausage stew is a soup that eats like a meal! Browning the sausage in a dry pan creates a beautiful fond that adds rich flavor. With beans, greens, and sausage, this stew is incredibly nutritious and warms you from the inside out. Serve with a hunk of crusty Italian bread.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews
Time 9h45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Soak beans in cold water, 8 hours to overnight.
- Drain beans and set aside.
- Make a cut down the center of each sausage and peel off the casing. Transfer sausage into a dry soup pot over medium-high heat. Brown sausage, while breaking it up into small pieces with a wooden spoon, 5 to 7 minutes. Cook and stir until juices start to caramelize and stick to the bottom of the pan, creating a fond, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add onion and stir to coat in the rendered sausage fat. Cook until onion starts to turn translucent, about 5 minutes. Add white wine to deglaze the pot. Add black pepper, red pepper flakes, bay leaf, and water.
- Add drained beans, increase heat to high, and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes. Add salt and continue to simmer until beans are tender, about 30 more minutes. Taste beans to be certain they are perfectly cooked.
- Smash about 1/4 of the beans with a potato masher to give the stew a creamy texture if desired. Stir in chopped kale, increase heat to medium, and cook until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Taste and adjust salt.
- Ladle hot soup into bowls, drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and a pinch of red pepper flakes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 668.5 calories, Carbohydrate 42.6 g, Cholesterol 75 mg, Fat 38.6 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 36.2 g, SaturatedFat 13.1 g, Sodium 1989.1 mg, Sugar 2.5 g
HEARTY ITALIAN SAUSAGE STEW
This simple, hearty stew is serious comfort food. It is best with good quality sausage, as it provides the seasoning. Garnish with a 50/50 mix of Pecorino Romano and Parmesan cheese for even more flavor.
Provided by Shana C
Categories Pork
Time 40m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Brown Italian sausage over medium heat in a soup pot and drain.
- Add olive oil, onion, garlic and carrots.
- Cook over medium-low heat until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, beef broth, kidney beans and 1/2 a can of white beans.
- Mash remaining white beans and add.
- Simmer 10-20 minutes.
- Add macaroni and cook until tender, usually about 10 minutes.
- Add salt and pepper to taste and garnish with Pecorino Romano and/or Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 929.3, Fat 49.2, SaturatedFat 13, Cholesterol 67.8, Sodium 4336.3, Carbohydrate 76.2, Fiber 13.6, Sugar 9.9, Protein 48
HOMEMADE ITALIAN SAUSAGE STEW
One day when I was preparing Italian sausages, I decided to do something different. After browning them, I put the sausages in a pot and added other ingredients, ending up with this stew that my husband and I like very much. We have four grown children and will soon celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary!
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h40m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven, over medium heat, brown sausage; drain. Add the water, potatoes, carrots, celery, onions, Worcestershire sauce and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook over low heat for 1 hour or until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables are tender. , Add the ketchup, green pepper and parsley; cook 12-15 minutes longer or until pepper is tender. Discard bay leaf. , Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; gradually stir into stew. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
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