IMBB: Weisse Bohnen Eintopfen
Weisse Bohnen Eintopfen
I’ve been away from the Is My Blog Burning events since October, but it’s time to jump back in! IMBB #11: Beans, beans the musical fruit…, hosted by Cathy from My Little Kitchen. This was the perfect theme for the middle of a snowy, cold winter. We tend to make comfort-style food on Sundays in the winter, and many of the bean recipes that we enjoy certainly fit that profile!
A winter tradition in our kitchen is a German dish called Weisse Bohnen Eintopfen. This is translated to mean “White Bean One Pot Casserole”… or something like that, anyway. This translation describes this dish to a tee. A hearty one pot casserole, the main ingredients are white beans and smoked polish sausage, supported by carrots, tomatoes, celery and onion.
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Soak 1 cup of dried white beans in water overnight. Drain beans. Add 2 1/2 cups chicken stock to heavy pan containing drained beans. Bring to boil. Reduce to simmer. Cover and cook until beans are soft, yet remain intact when stirred. Remove half the beans and a little liquid, and blend into a heavy sauce-like consistency. Add the blended mixture back into the pot of beans. |
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This is the sort of dish that can be prepped all at once, in advance. Rustically chop one medium onion, 3 celery stalks, and 1/2 cup of parsley. Add it to one bowl. Chop 3 carrots and 1 large, seeded tomato and add to another bowl. |
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Line the bottom of a heavy casserole dish with olive oil. Add the onion, celery and parsley to the pan. Lightly sautee, then cover the dish and sweat the vegetables on low heat for 10 minutes. |
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Add beans to the casserole containing the onion mixture. Bring to boil. Add carrot and tomato mixture. Add 2 teaspoons garlic, a pinch of crushed caraway seed, and salt and pepper to taste. Reduce heat. Simmer one hour. |
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Chop 3 smoked polish sausage links into bite-sized slices. Add to bean mixture, cover, and continue to cook for 15 minutes. |
Serve in deep bowls, with rye bread and cheese on the side.  |
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Irene - this really does look like the perfect winter supper! It sounds delicious! Thanks so much for participating in IMBB 11!
Irene! It’s so nice to have you back in the old IMBB fold! This casserole looks and sounds like just what this cold weather ordered! Great job and hope to see you come out next month (and the one after, and the one after that, and the one after that!).