Grilled Sausage with White Beans

Name: Grilled Sausage with White Beans
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 1 lb. dried cannellini beans; 2 oz. pancetta, cubed; 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and chopped; 1 medium carrot, peeled, trimmed, and chopped; 1 rib celery, chopped; 1 pint cherry tomatoes; 1 clove garlic, peeled and chopped; Leaves of 1 sprig fresh rosemary, chopped; 1 bay leaf; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 8 links (about 2 lbs.) fresh pork sausage without fennel

Serves
serves 4

(Salsiccia Nostrana alla Griglia con Fagioli all'Uccelletto)

This recipe comes from Ristorante La Botte in Stresa.

Ingredients

1 lb. dried cannellini beans
2 oz. pancetta, cubed
1 medium yellow onion, peeled and chopped
1 medium carrot, peeled, trimmed, and chopped
1 rib celery, chopped
1 pint cherry tomatoes
1 clove garlic, peeled and chopped
Leaves of 1 sprig fresh rosemary, chopped
1 bay leaf
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
8 links (about 2 lbs.) fresh pork sausage without fennel

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Instructions

Step 1

Put beans and 8 cups cold water into a medium pot and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Turn off heat and let beans soak for 20–30 minutes.

Step 2

Add pancetta, onions, carrots, celery, tomatoes, garlic, rosemary, and bay leaf to pot of beans and soaking water and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until beans are tender, 2–2 1⁄2 hours. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Discard bay leaf.

Step 3

Preheat a charcoal grill. Grill sausages over medium-hot coals until lightly browned, 8-12 minutes. Using a sharp knife, split sausages lengthwise so that they open like a book, then grill for a few minutes more on each side.