Do you know your fire?
Hankering for a hearty cold weather side-dish? This one happens to be made with a super power food, the cannellini bean - sometimes referred to the white kidney bean. Cannellini beans are a great source of fiber and iron.
Here's a recipe that I learned from my chef friend Gino in Tuscany. He serves this local speciality, a typical Sienese dish in his trattoria located in the medieval village of Montebeniche. You would die for his Fagioli al Fiasco, aka Beans in the Flask; basically beans cooked in a Chianti bottle. Note, without the wrapped straw. It's so simple, yet one of my most memorable dishes I tasted while in Italy.
Fagioli al Fiasco (aka Beans in the Flask)
Cannellini beans are soaked overnight in water with salt.
The next day put into the ‘fiasco’ or heat-proof crock with 2 Tbsp of olive oil and 2 cloves of garlic, a quarter onion, 2 sage leaves, a small piece of fresh rosemary. Then fill 3/4 full of water or better yet vegetable, chicken or meat broth. Bring beans up to a boil, then moved to a lower temperature, cap and gently simmered for an hour. Traditionally the fiasco was capped and put next to a dying fire in the hearth and slowly cook until the next day.
Hampton Baking Co. LIMITED EDITION Holiday Savory & Sweet Biscotti Gift Box
$34.99
LIMITED EDITION SHIPMENT $29.99 + S & H
Celebrate the season with Hampton Baking Co.’s delectable Savory & Sweet Biscotti assortment. All natural fresh baked small batch, limited edition.
The Hampton-Baking Co. Biscotti Savory & Sweet Biscotti four-flavor assortment comes individually wrapped in a hand crafted wooden keep sake gift box. Fresh baked with all natural ingredients.
- You receive 12 biscotti, 3 of each flavor, individually wrapped. net weight 12 ounces.
- Keepsake wooden gift box.
- Serving suggestion from Chef George.
- Ships via USPS Priority Mail.
Savory
Parmesan Black-Pepper Biscotti
flour, butter, aged Parmigiano-Reggiano, whole milk, cage free eggs, organic pure cane sugar, baking powder, black peppercorns, salt
Tomato, Thyme & Rosemary Biscotti
flour, olive oil, cage free eggs, parmesan cheese, organic pure cane sugar, sun-dried tomatoes, salt, herb, fresh dried herbs
Sweet
Double Chocolate Almond Biscotti
flour, pure sweet butter, organic pure cane sugar, cocoa powder, cage free eggs, dark chocolate, almonds, salt, baking soda, natural flavorings
Cherry Walnut Biscotti
flour, canola oil, cage free eggs, organic pure cane sugar, organic walnuts, dried cherries, leaving agent, natural flavorings
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FEATURING CHEF GEORGE HIRSCH DEMONSTRATING HIS SAVORY COOKING, BAKING AND GRILLING RECIPES; WITH HIS EXPERT CULINARY TIPS & TECHNIQUES, ALONG WITH VISITS TO HIS INSPIRING HAMPTON LOCATIONS.