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Summary

Serves 10-12 | GF, SF, NF

Ingredients

Soaking Beans

• 1 LB dried white beans {Northen, Cannellini, Navy}
• 1.5 TBSP salt
• 2 TSP baking soda

Cooking

• extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 large yellow onion
• 1 TSP salt
• ground black pepper
• 1 sprig of rosemary or thyme
• 1 spring of sage
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 garlic bulbs
  
  

Cooking Instructions

Soaking

1. Soak the beans in a large bowl of water (8 cups of water)
2. Add salt & baking soda
3. Soak for at least 12 hours
4. Drain and rinse

Cooking

1. In a dutch oven or ovenproof pot, heat 2 TSP of olive oil over medium-high heat
2. Saute onions
3. Add: 6 cups of water, beans salt, lots of ground pepper, bouquet garni {rosemary, sage, bay leaves}
4. Partially cover pan and bring to boil, leaving it boiling for 10 minutes
5. Skim the foat surfaces with metal spoon
6. Pell loose paper skin from the 2 garlic bulbs, leaving heads intact. Slice ¼ from each head.
7. After 10 minutes is up, turn off heat, add 2 garlic heads
8. Pour glug of olive oil on top of garlic and beans
9. Cover pan and transfer pot oven. Bake for 1 hour at 350°F
10. Discard bouqet garni, squeeze garlic cloves, and stir well.
11. Season with salt ~2-3 TSP salt.
12. Add another glug of olive oil