Swiss Chard with Borlotti Beans

Name: Swiss Chard with Borlotti Beans
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 2 cups dried borlotti or cranberry beans, soaked overnight and drained; 1 yellow onion, cut into ¼″ pieces; 2 cups chicken or vegetable stock; 1 tsp. chile flakes; 12 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped; 4 ribs celery, cut into ¼″ pieces; 3 carrots, peeled and cut into ¼″ pieces; 7 lb. Swiss chard, leaves and tender stems coarsely chopped; ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Italian Comfort Food

By The Editors of Saveur

Published 2015

About

This greens-and-beans dish, known simply as verdure con fagioli, has a souplike consistency. Sautéed aromatics—celery, carrot, onion, and garlic—are combined with wilted greens and tender beans and then simmered in stock to create a hearty, brothy, protein-rich classic.

Ingredients

2 cups dried borlotti or cranberry beans, soaked overnight and drained
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
7

Europe
Italy
Main course
Stew
Mediterranean
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Put beans and 6 cups water in a 6-qt. saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, covered, until beans are tender, about 2 hours. Drain beans and set aside.