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PersonsMedium
Published 1997
I love rice and beans even when the dish is not Italian, but for me, the tastiest expression of that combination is beans in risotto. What makes this particular risotto with beans even better than most is, first, that the beans are sautéed with pork sausage, itself another winning combination; and, second, that they are partly mashed to contribute to the quality that characterizes all successful risottos, creaminess.
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