Rosemary White Bean Tomato Stew Food

ROSEMARY WHITE BEAN TOMATO STEW

Steps:

• Heat up some olive oil in a soup pot on medium heat and sauté the onions in it until soft and translucent. Add the garlic for another minute until fragrant. Now add the beans, tomatoes, stock, salt and pepper, twigs of rosemary and optionally a parmesan rind and chili flakes for some heat.
• Increase the heat to bring it to boil, then reduce it to low and let simmer for 20 minutes. It will have thickened significantly by then.
• Now add the kale leaves to it and continue simmering for 2 or 3 more minutes. In the meantime remove the rosemary and the parmesan rind.
• Divide the stew in bowls and sprinkle with fresh parsley and freshly grated parmesan. Serve it with quinoa or rice (for stew) or big chunks of freshly baked bread (for soup).

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.

WHITE BEAN AND MUSHROOM STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion, celery, and carrot until tender, about 8 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high, add mushrooms, and cook until softened, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Deglaze with wine, scraping up any brown bits with a wooden spoon.
• Add tomatoes, rosemary, beans, and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with a drizzle of oil.

WHITE BEAN STEW WITH TOMATOES AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• In a large bowl, soak beans overnight in plenty of cold water.
• The next day, strain the beans and add to a large pot. Cover with fresh cold water, add bouquet garni, halved onion, and carrot, and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cover and simmer until beans are soft but not mushy, 45 minutes to 2 hours. Just before the end of cooking, add salt to taste.
• Remove bouquet garni and vegetables and discard. Reserve cooking liquid for later.
• Meanwhile, in a wide saucepan over medium-low heat, warm the oil. Add the chopped onion and cook gently until soft but not colored, 6 to 7 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 to 2 minutes more.
• Stir in tomatoes, cooked beans, and rosemary. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, adding some of the bean liquid if the stew is dry. Season well with salt, black pepper, and sugar, to taste. The mixture should be loose and juicy but not swimming in liquid.☞TESTER TIP: Any cooked bean liquid that doesn't get used in the stew can be frozen and used as a vegetable broth.

ROSEMARY BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Chop the potatoes, celery, green beans and carrots into bite sized pieces. Place them in the pot.
• Boil the beef broth to reduce to half.
• While the broth is boiling, blanch the tomatoes in the broth. Peel and chop the tomatoes. Set in the pot.
• Coarsely chop the onion. Heat 1 tbs olive oil and 1 tbs butter in a heavy pan. Saute the onions until they are caramelized, place them in the pot. De-glaze the pan with some of the red wine and place in the pot.
• In the same pan, heat another 1 tbs butter and 1 tbs olive oil. Saute the corn to give it color. Place in the pot. De-glaze the pan with some of the red wine and place in the pot.
• In the same pan, heat another 1 tbs butter and 1 tbs olive oil. Saute the mushrooms to give them color. Place in the pot. De-glaze the pan with some of the red wine and place in the pot.
• Mix the flour with some salt and pepper to taste.
• Dredge the stew meat in the flour mixture to coat.
• Heat 1 tbs of olive oil in the heavy pan. In small batches, sear the stew meat on all sides. Place in the pot. De-glaze the pan with red wine and place in the pot.
• Pour and remaining wine and broth in the pot. Put the sprigs on the top and cover.
• Heat on low heat or in a crock pot for a few hours.

ROSEMARY WHITE BEANS

Steps:

• Cover the beans with cold water and soak overnight in the refrigerator.
• They will double in size so use a lot of water.
• Heat the bacon in a large pot over medium heat, until the fat is rendered and the bacon is crisp, about 8-10 minutes.
• Add the onions and cook 8-10 minutes until soft.
• Add the garlic and cook 1 minute.
• Then add the chicken stock and water til simmering.
• Drain beans of their water and add to pot.
• Cook on medium heat until soft, about 1 1/2 hours.
• There will be just enough liquid in the pot so it is frothy-- if necessary turn up the heat to reduce the liquid.
• Stir in the rosemary and butter, and season to taste before serving.

CHICKEN, ROSEMARY AND WHITE BEAN STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a soup pot, add chicken and brown over high heat Reduce heat to medium high, add onion, carrots, garlic and bacon, and cook until onions begin to brown.
• Add vinegar and wine and bring to a boil, simmer over medium heat until liquid is reduced by 1/3.
• Add beans, rosemary and chicken broth, cover and simmer on low for 20 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper and ladle into soup bowls.

WHITE BEANS WITH ROSEMARY AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Soak overnight in 4 cups water: 1 cup dried white beans (cannellini, white runner, Great Northern, navy, and so on).
• Drain and transfer to a heavy pot. Add water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat and skim off any foam. Simmer gently for 2 hours or so, until the beans are tender. Add more water if necessary during the cooking. Season to taste with: Salt.
• In a heavy-bottomed saucepan or skillet, warm over low heat: 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil.
• Add: 4 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped, 1 teaspoon coarsely chopped rosemary leaves.
• Cook just until the garlic is soft, about 2 minutes. Stir into the beans, taste for salt, and adjust as needed. Let the dish sit for a few minutes before serving to allow the flavors to marry.
• Variation
• Leaves of either sage or winter or summer savory are delicious substitutes for rosemary.