I was going through some old recipes and found this one from an old issue of Saveur magazine. I forget how great this magazine is!
Stewed White Beans
(Etli Furu Fasulye)
2 cups dried white beans, such as runner cannellini or flageolet
2–3 chiles de árbol
2 medium yellow onions (1 halved, 1 finely chopped)
1⁄4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 6-oz. lamb blade chop
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 large banana pepper or Italian frying
pepper, stemmed, seeded, and chopped
1 1⁄2 cups tomato sauce
1 tsp. dried ground aleppo pepper or paprika
1⁄2 tsp. dried oregano
2 medium tomatoes, halved and grated,
skins discarded
1 3⁄4 cups chicken broth
Kosher salt, to taste
1 lemon, cut into wedges
1. Put beans into a 6-qt. saucepan, cover with 10 cups water, and
let soak overnight. Add chiles de árbol and halved onion to the pan and
bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until beans are
tender, about 1 hour. Discard onion and drain beans and chiles; set
aside.
2. Heat oil in a 4-qt. saucepan over high heat. Add
lamb and cook, turning once, until browned, 8 minutes. Add remaining
onions, garlic, and banana pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until
softened, about 8 minutes. Add tomato sauce, aleppo pepper, oregano,
and grated tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture
is very thick, about 10 minutes. Add chicken broth and the reserved
beans and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer,
stirring occasionally, until the flavors have melded, about 15 minutes
more.
3. Transfer lamb to a plate and chop it into small
pieces; discard bone. Return lamb to saucepan. Season beans with salt;
ladle beans into bowls and squeeze lemon wedges over the top.
SERVES 6 – 8
This article was first published in Saveur in Issue #120.
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