Best Stewed White Beans Recipes

STEWED COLLARD GREENS AND WHITE BEANS

Steps:

• Cover beans with 3 inches of water in a medium pot. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and cover for 1 hour. Drain.
• Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute onion, garlic, and red pepper flakes until tender, about 4 minutes. Add collard greens in batches, stirring until wilted. Add beans, Parmesan rind, and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until beans and greens are tender, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Season with salt and vinegar.

STEWED WHITE BEANS WITH TOMATOES AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Soak beans in water overnight. Drain, and transfer to a large pot. Cover beans with 4 inches water. Add the intact half of the onion, the carrot, celery, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until beans are tender but not bursting, about 1 hour. Drain, and remove onion, carrot, celery, and bay leaf; discard.
• Pulse tomatoes, with juice, in a food processor until coarsely chopped. Heat oil in a medium heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Add chopped onion, the garlic, and red-pepper flakes. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion and garlic are tender but not browned, about 3 minutes. Add tomatoes and rosemary. Bring to a boil.
• Add beans, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until tomato sauce thickens, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve warm, and drizzle with oil just before serving.

STEWED LAMB SHANKS WITH WHITE BEANS AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Season the shanks with 1 teaspoon of the salt and freshly ground pepper. Heat the olive oil in a heavy, large skillet over medium-high heat. Add as many shanks as will fit without crowding. Brown the shanks well on all sides, about 10 minutes per batch. Set the browned shanks aside and repeat with the remaining shanks, pouring off the fat between batches.
• Place the garlic, onion, carrots and celery in the skillet and saute until softened, about 10 minutes. Pour in the wine and cook for about 2 minutes, scraping the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon to loosen any browned bits.
• Transfer the vegetable and wine mixture to a large stockpot. Add the tomatoes and use the back of a spoon to break them into small chunks. Add the remaining ingredients, including the shanks. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, skimming as necessary, until the lamb and beans are very tender, about 2 hours. If the lamb is done before the beans, take out the shanks and cover with foil to keep them warm until the beans are done.
• Skim off as much fat from the top of the liquid as possible. Use tongs to remove the shanks from the liquid, placing 1 shank on each of 8 plates. Season the bean mixture with additional salt if needed. Discard rosemary and bay leaves. Using a slotted spoon, arrange some of the beans and vegetables around each shank. Spoon some of the liquid over and around the shank and serve immediately.

STEWED WHITE BEANS WITH TOMATOES

Steps:

• Soak the beans overnight in cold water to cover. Rinse them and put them in a heavy casserole with the tomatoes and their juice, and enough water to cover. Add the onion and garlic and simmer gently for about an hour, uncovered, or until tender. Add salt and pepper to taste after the beans have cooked for 30 minutes.
• Stir in the parsley and the olive oil. Correct seasoning and serve.

GRILLED GROUPER AND STEWED WHITE BEANS WITH ARUGULA AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• For the beans with arugula and tomatoes: Slice the bacon strips into 4 even pieces and cook in a large stock pot over medium-high heat until brown and starting to get crispy. Add the onion and stir, making sure to scrape the bottom of pot. Cook until the onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add the beans, chicken stock, 8 cups of water, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to medium-low and simmer. Stir the beans frequently and check the water level: If they start looking dry add a little more water. When the beans no longer float, after about an hour, reduce the heat to low. Continue cooking until the beans are soft, 25 to 30 minutes more.
• For the grilled fish: Heat a grill or heavy grill pan over medium-high heat. If using a grill, coat the fish with the oil, season with salt and pepper and add to the grill using tongs to adjust the fish and prevent sticking. If using a grill pan, season the fish with salt and pepper and add the oil to the grill pan (if the oil begins to smoke, reduce the heat slightly). Cook the fish until white on all sides and edges and firm to the touch, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
• Just before serving, add the tomatoes and arugula to the beans and stir in to heat the tomatoes and wilt the arugula, just a few minutes. Serve with the fish.

GARLICKY STEWED WHITE BEANS WITH MIXED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add bell peppers, and cook 5 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Add garlic and crushed red pepper; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in water, sage, beans, and tomatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes or until thick, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with black pepper.

GRILLED RABBIT SAUSAGE OVER STEWED WHITE BEANS

Steps:

• For the sausage:
• Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl. Grind the mixture in a meat grinder fitted with a 1/4-inch die or coarsely grind in a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Form a teaspoon of the mixture into a small ball and pan-fry for a minute on each side to test the seasoning. Form the mixture into 6 (3-inch) patties, 1/4-inch thick. In a large saute pan, over medium heat, add the oil. When the oil is hot, pan-fry the patties for 5 to 6 minutes on each side. Alternatively, cook sausage patties on a greased grill and cook over medium-high heat for 6 to 8 minutes on each side.
• For the Beans:
• Heat the oil in a saute pan, over medium heat. Fry the garlic slices until golden, about 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove and drain on paper towels. Add the shallots and beans to the pan. Season with salt and pepper. Saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the spinach. Season with salt and pepper. Saute for 1 minute. Add the broth. Cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the thyme and continue to simmer for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter. To serve, spoon the bean mixture in the center of each plate. Lay 2 patties against each other over the beans. Garnish with parsley.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, published by William Morrow, 1993.

VEAL CHOPS WITH STEWED TOMATOES AND WHITE BEANS

Steps:

• For a comforting and easy to make main course try Chuck Hughes' seared veal chops served with cherry tomatoes and white beans
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the beans: Soak the dry beans overnight in water. Rinse and drain the beans. In an ovensafe saute pan, heat the oil and add the shallot, sauteing until translucent. Add the garlic and continue cooking for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes, white beans, and veal stock. Stir and add rosemary and thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes. Remove and keep warm.
• For the veal chops: Season the veal chops with salt and pepper, drizzle with olive oil and set aside.
• In a large skillet, sear the veal chops in vegetable oil until browned on both sides, about 3 minutes each. Remove from skillet and put the veal chops in the oven for about 12 minutes.
• For serving: When ready to serve, spoon tomato and bean mixture on top of veal chops. Garnish with lemon zest and a drizzle of olive oil. Serve with thick slices of grilled country bread, some olive oil and grated garlic.

VEAL CHOPS WITH STEWED TOMATOES AND WHITE BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the beans:.
• Soak the dry beans overnight in water. Rinse and drain the beans. In an ovensafe saute pan, heat the oil and add the shallot, sauteing until translucent. Add the garlic and continue cooking for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes, white beans, and veal stock. Stir and add rosemary and thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes. Remove and keep warm.
• For the veal chops:.
• Season the veal chops with salt and pepper, drizzle with olive oil and set aside.
• In a large skillet, sear the veal chops in vegetable oil until browned on both sides, about 3 minutes each. Remove from skillet and put the veal chops in the oven for about 12 minutes.
• For serving:.
• When ready to serve, spoon tomato and bean mixture on top of veal chops. Garnish with lemon zest and a drizzle of olive oil. Serve with thick slices of grilled country bread, some olive oil and grated garlic.

STEWED WHITE BEANS

Steps:

• Rinse the beans with cold water and pick over carefully. Put them in a heavy casserole with the pig's feet and tomatoes. Add water to cover. Season with salt and pepper, cover and simmer for about 1 1/2 hours, or until cooked, adding more water if necessary. Set aside until half an hour before serving.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Stir in to the beans the parsley, garlic, 4 tablespoons butter, more salt and pepper if necessary. Sprinkle with bread crumbs, dot with remaining butter and bake, uncovered, until sizzling.