White Beans in Tomato Sauce

Name: White Beans in Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: 480 g Cooked Cannellini beans (drained weight); 500 g Passata (Strained Tomatoes); 2 cloves Garlic; 1 sprig Sage; 1 sprig Rosemary; 30 g of Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 1/2 tsp salt; pepper

Strained Tomatoes retain the bright red color of tomatoes and has a velvety composition with an intense but sweet taste.

Made with Passata

Strained Tomatoes (Passata) retain the bright red colour of tomatoes and has a velvety composition with an intense but sweet taste.

25 min (COOK TIME: 20 min / PREP TIME: 5 min)

Easy

4 people

Vegetarian

Ingredients

480 g Cooked Cannellini beans (drained weight)
500 g Passata (Strained Tomatoes)
2 cloves Garlic
1 sprig Sage
1 sprig Rosemary
30 g of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2 tsp salt
pepper

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White Beans in Tomato Sauce: Method

Peel the garlic cloves and crush them. Place them in a pan with the oil, sage, and rosemary.
Add the cannellini beans, season with salt and ground black pepper. Let it flavor for a few minutes.
Add the Passata (Strained Tomatoes), salt and pepper and continue cooking for ten minutes.
Serve with slices of toasted bread.

appetizer, Family, Vegetarian

TUSCAN STEWED BEANS

White Beans “all’Uccelletto” is an extraordinary example of how Italian cuisine transforms simple ingredients into a dish rich in flavor and tradition. This dish has humble origins, born as a peasant dish in Florence, Tuscany. Its history is linked to the agricultural tradition of the region, where beans were an economic and nutritious source of protein for peasant families.

WHY DOES THE ITALIAN NAME OF THE DISH (ALL’UCCELLETTO) TRANSLATE TO “LITTLE BIRD”?

The name could derive from the well-known ironic sense of humor of the Tuscan people who originally called this dish “fagioli all’uccelletto scappato” – beans with escaped little bird, joking about the humble origins of stewed beans. This is the most likely answer, given that the beans were often served as a side dish to roasted birds. According to Pellegrino Artusi, the name derives from the use of the same aromas, in particular sage, also used for the preparation of game.

WHICH BEANS TO USE

You only need a few and simple ingredients to prepare the beans: beans, garlic, sage, and tomato. According to Florentine tradition, the beans to use are cannellini. However, there are also many variations, such as the Borlotti beans, Schiaccioni di Pietrasanta, or Lamon beans.

White Beans in Tomato Sauce

Made with Passata

Ingredients

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White Beans in Tomato Sauce: Method

TUSCAN STEWED BEANS

WHY DOES THE ITALIAN NAME OF THE DISH (ALL’UCCELLETTO) TRANSLATE TO “LITTLE BIRD”?

WHICH BEANS TO USE

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