White Bean Brandade

Recipe Ingredients

		Beans
1		Carrot - peeled (medium)
1		Onion - peeled (medium)
3		Celery stalks
2		Garlic cloves - crushed
1/4 lb	113g / 4oz	Bacon
2 cups	320g / 11oz	Dried cannellini beans - soaked overnight,
		And drained
4 cups	948ml	Chicken stock
		Brandade
1		Cooked cannellini beans - drained
6		Salted anchovy fillets - rinsed
3 tablespoons	45ml	Grated Parmesan
1 tablespoon	15ml	Minced garlic
1 teaspoon	5ml	Freshly-chopped rosemary
1/3 cup	78ml	Extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Sea salt
		Freshly-cracked white pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

For the beans: Quarter the carrot, onion, and celery. In a 4-quart saucepan, sweat the vegetables and garlic with the bacon for 3 minutes. Add the beans and cover with twice the volume of chicken stock or cold water. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cover and cook for 2 hours or until soft. Remove from heat and cool in liquid. Remove vegetables and bacon, and drain well. Makes about 1 quart of beans.

For the brandade: Place the cooked beans, anchovies, Parmesan, garlic, and rosemary in a food processor. Puree until smooth. Add olive oil in a steady stream while blending. Season with salt and freshly cracked white pepper.

This recipe yields ?? servings.

Source:
COOKING LIVE PRIMETIME with Sara Moulton - (Show # CP-0003) - from - the TV FOOD NETWORK

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