PASTA AND BEANS (PASTA E FAGIOLI)
Steps:
- In a 3-quart saucepan, combine the oil, garlic, and hot pepper flakes over medium-low heat. As soon as the garlic begins to color, add the tomatoes and salt. With a wooden spoon, break up the larger pieces of tomato. Increase the heat slightly and sizzle for about 5 minutes. Stir in the cooked beans and enough bean water to cover. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Lower the heat and simmer gently for 5 minutes. Stir in the cooked pasta and simmer gently over medium heat for 2 minutes. Add reserved pasta water if necessary.
PASTA AND BEAN SOUP (PASTA E FAGIOLI)
Venetians prize a soup made thick by using mashed beans. This recipe is based on the preparations at Venice's Fiaschetteria Toscana and Osteria alla Bomba. A tablespoon of salt may sound like a lot, but it is needed to bring out the beans' flavor. From Gourmet Magazine, 2000.
Provided by Bev I Am
Categories Beans
Time 16h
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Combine beans and water in an 8-quart heavy pot and soak, covered, 12 hours.
- Add vegetables and 1 tablespoon rosemary to pot and simmer, covered, until beans are tender, about 2 hours.
- Using a slotted spoon, set aside 1 heaping cup bean mixture, then reserve 2 cups cooking liquid separately.
- Force remaining soup through a food mill into a very large bowl.
- Cook pancetta in cleaned pot over moderate heat, stirring, until it begins to render its fat.
- Add remaining rosemary and cook, stirring, 15 seconds.
- Stir in puréed soup, reserved whole beans, salt, and pepper and bring to a simmer, stirring frequently and scraping bottom with a wooden spatula to keep soup from sticking to pot (thin with some of reserved bean liquid if necessary).
- Add pasta and simmer, stirring frequently, until pasta is cooked, about 12 minutes.
- Serve soup drizzled with olive oil.
- -This soup is best the day after it's made.
- Cool it uncovered, before chilling, covered, up to 4 days.
- -You can use a blender or food processor instead of a food mill to purée the soup, but pulse briefly.
- This soup should be textured and thick.
- Makes 4 quarts, serving 8 to 10.
PASTA E FAGIOLI (PASTA & BEAN SOUP)
Pasta e Fagioli, pasta fazool, or any way you want to say it! Regardless of how you pronounce it, this is a soup made with love. And, unlike so many others, this is not a copycat from any restaurant chains. I've made this rustic Italian soup a hearty dish by adding sausage. Served with a good Chianti and a fresh loaf of Italian bread, and you are ready to find some one's heart...by way of his or her stomach! :)
Provided by Alan in SW Florida
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h20m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat. Saute and crumble the sausage until browned. (You could also cook the whole sausages in their casings until golden brown and cut into 1/4-inch slices.) Remove sausage with a slotted spoon and set aside.
- In a large saucepan, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, celery, carrots, parsley, oregano and red pepper flakes. Cook until onion is transparent, about 10 minutes, stirring often.
- Add the crushed tomatoes with their juices, red wine, chicken broth and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 30 minutes, partially covered. Stir in the beans and sausage. Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring 4 quarts of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, 8 to 11 minutes, according to package instructions.
- Drain the pasta and add it to the other ingredients. Stir well. Turn heat to low and and let mixture rest in the covered pot for 10 minutes before serving.
- Ladle the soup into bowls and serve with grated cheese.
- Mangia Bene!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 895.9, Fat 39, SaturatedFat 10.4, Cholesterol 47.3, Sodium 1114.5, Carbohydrate 93.4, Fiber 13.6, Sugar 11.2, Protein 40.3
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