Name: Fagioli al Pinot (Beans Braised in White Wine)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 60 g butter; 200 g dried borlotti beans soaked for 12 hours; salt and pepper; 125 ml Pinot Grigio or equivalent dry white wine; 2 bay leaves

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Antonio Carluccio – The Collection

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 2012

About

“While I was visiting a wine company in Veneto, I ate in a small unknown restaurant or osteria. Some beans came to the table cooked as a side dish. They didn’t look special but their flavour was unbelievable. I asked for the recipe and the answer was cotti con il Pinot cooked with Pinot wine from the latest harvest.”

Ingredients

200 g dried borlotti beans soaked for 12 hours
2 bay leaves
60 g

Method

Discard the soaking water and boil the beans in fresh water with the bay leaves for at least 2 hours, or until soft. In another pan, melt the butter and fry the speck until brown, then add the drained beans and stir for a few minutes. Add the wine and let it evaporate. Adjust with salt and pepper to taste.