Subj : Fall Dinners - 17 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Sat Nov 19 2022 13:59:00 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Herbed White Bean & Sausage Stew Categories: Pork, Herbs, Beans, Vegetables Yield: 7 servings 2 tb Extra-virgin olive oil; more - for serving 1 lb Italian sausage links; - sliced 1/4" thick 1 tb Tomato paste 1/2 ts Ground cumin 2 md Carrots; fine diced 2 Celery ribs; fine diced 1 lg Onion; chopped 2 cl Garlic; fine chopped 1 lb Dried great Northern beans; - rinsed, picked through 2 ts Kosher salt; to taste 2 Thyme sprigs 1 lg Rosemary sprig 1 Bay leaf 2 ts Balsamic vinegar; more to - serve 1/2 ts Black pepper; more to taste Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium-high. Add the sausage and brown until cooked through, about 7 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a plate lined with a paper towel. Add the tomato paste and cumin to the pot. Cook, stirring, until dark golden, about 2 minutes. Add the carrots, celery, onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables have softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the beans, 8 cups water, salt, thyme, rosemary and bay leaf. Turn the heat up to high and bring to a boil. Then reduce heat to low and simmer gently until the beans are tender, about 2 hours, adding more water if needed to make sure the beans remain submerged. When beans are tender, return the sausage to the pot. Simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the vinegar and pepper. Taste and adjust seasoning. Ladle into warm bowls and serve drizzled with more vinegar and olive oil. By: Melissa Clark Yield: 6 to 8 servings RECIPE FROM: https://cooking.nytimes.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... Whole Foods ain't exactly a tiny hemp-n'-beans farmer's market --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .