White bean gratin "à l'italienne"

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

you will need:

• 1 700 g white beans
• 2 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 1 red onion
• 4 1 sprig rosemary
• 5 1 bayleaf
• 6 1 garlic clove
• 7 300 g peeled and chopped tomatoes
• 8 1 knob butter
• 9 50 g grated cheese
• 10 salt
• 11 pepper
• Total weight: 1,260 grams

Times:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
8 min.	12 hours	55 min.	13 hours 2 min.

Step by step recipe

1	The day before cooking, put 700 g white beans to soak in a bowl of water.
2	Next day, boil in salted water until soft (it is normal for froth to form on the top to begin with; just skim it off).
3	Drain the beans. Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
4	In a large pan (this could be the same as used to cook the beans), heat 4 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat. When good and hot, add 1 red onion chopped, 1 sprig rosemary, 1 bayleaf and 1 garlic clove. Salt, pepper and mix well. Cook while stirring for 1 or 2 minutes.
5	Add 300 g peeled and chopped tomatoes, mix and turn down the heat, Leave to thicken for 5 minutes.
6	Add the beans and mix in.
7	Transfer the mixture to a buttered gratin dish.
8	Scatter 50 g grated cheese over.
9	Bake for about 20 minutes.

Remarks

You can use a bouquet garni instead of the rosemary and bayleaf.
For a heartier version, add an extra 50 g of grated cheese to the beans with the tomatoes.

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