ESCAROLE AND BEANS

ESCAROLE AND BEANS image

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 onion, sliced
2 -3 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
generous amount olive oil to saute
head of escarole or other bitter green
15 oz. can of chicken broth
15 oz. can of white beans
salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes to taste

Steps:

Saute sliced onion in olive oil till softened, then add garlic slices and saute those till softened (use enough oil so they don't get dry or hard, or burn while you're sauteeing the greens). Add sliced up head of escarole, or other bitter green, and saute until wilted and fairly soft -- you want them pretty well sauteed before you add liquid, at least for escarole, because it tempers the bitterness. Add some pepper and red pepper flakes, if you like. Add a can of chicken broth. Braise a good long time till the greens are getting silky soft and delicious, then add a drained & rinsed can of white beans, and braise a little longer to flavor them up and blend everything (the broth thickens up just a hair from the bean starch). Cover at any point if you think the broth is disappearing too quickly. Salt to taste.