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White bean gratin "à l'italienne"

Name: White bean gratin "à l'italienne"
Prep time: 12 h 8 min
Cook time: 54 min
Total time: 13 h 2 min
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 700 g white beans; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 1 red onion; 1 sprig rosemary; 1 bayleaf; 1 garlic clove; 300 g peeled and chopped tomatoes; 1 knob butter; 50 g grated cheese; salt; pepper

White haricot beans enriched with the Mediterranean flavours of tomatoes and herbs. The beans are boiled first then mixed with chopped tomatoes and finished gratin-style in the oven.

40 K 3.8/5 (5 reviews)

13 hours 2 min. difficulté

Easy

6.60 €

6 people

11 Ingredients

Last modified on: August 25^th 2021

For 6 people, 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 for this recipe

Preparation: 8 min.

Resting: 12 hours

Cooking: 55 min.

All in all: 13 hours 2 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 12 hours

White bean gratin "à l'italienne" : Stage 1

The day before cooking, put 700 g white beans to soak in a bowl of water.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 20 min.

White bean gratin "à l'italienne" : Stage 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).

Stage 3 - ⌛ 3 min.

White bean gratin "à l'italienne" : Stage 3

Drain the beans.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.

White bean gratin "à l'italienne" : Stage 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.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 2 min.

White bean gratin "à l'italienne" : Stage 5

Add 300 g peeled and chopped tomatoes, mix and turn down the heat, Leave to thicken for 5 minutes.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.

White bean gratin "à l'italienne" : Stage 6

Add the beans and mix in.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 2 min.

White bean gratin "à l'italienne" : Stage 7

Transfer the mixture to a buttered gratin dish.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 1 min.

White bean gratin "à l'italienne" : Stage 8

Scatter 50 g grated cheese over.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 30 min.

White bean gratin "à l'italienne" : Stage 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.

Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	80 RDI=30 %	200 RDI=20 %	80 RDI=10 %	1,860 RDI=90 %	7,800 RDI: 90 %
Per 100 g	6 RDI=2 %	20 RDI=1 %	6 RDI=1 %	150 RDI=7 %	620 RDI: 7 %
Per person	10 RDI=5 %	30 RDI=3 %	10 RDI=2 %	310 RDI=20 %	1,300 RDI: 20 %