Tuscan Bean Soup
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"Tuscan Bean Soup" from the Wikibooks Cookbook (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Tuscan_Bean_Soup, revision 4515570), by its contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Tuscan_Bean_Soup&action=history), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
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Ingredients
- 3 cups cranberry or pinto beans
- 1 cup spelt or wheat berries (available at gourmet-food shops)
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- ½ pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1 pound kale, preferably Tuscan, coarse stems removed, cut into thick ribbons
- 1 medium-large onion, diced
- 1 large carrot, peeled and diced
- 1 large rib celery, trimmed and diced
- 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 5 cups homemade chicken stock, or canned low-sodium stock, plus more if needed
- 1 cup peeled, seeded, and diced tomatoes, or drained canned diced tomatoes
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary
- 1 sprig fresh sage
- Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
- ½ cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
Method
- Soak beans and spelt overnight in separate bowls of cold water.
- Drain and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.
- Add sausage.
- Cook stirring occasionally, until meat begins to separate and brown (3–5 minutes).
- Stir in kale, onion, carrot, celery, and garlic.
- Cook until softened (about 10 minutes).
- Add beans, spelt, chicken stock, and tomatoes.
- Bring to boil.
- Stir in rosemary and sage.
- Reduce heat.
- Simmer mixture for 60–70 minutes, until beans are tender; if soup is too thick, add chicken stock.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Ladle soup into bowls.
- Drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle on cheese.
- Serve immediately.