Name: Borlotti Beans, Browned Onions + Sausages
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 jar Queen Borlotti Beans - with their bean stock; 4 medium onions (follow peeling instructions in method); 40g salted butter; 1 bulb garlic, halved across its width; 3 bay leaves; 4 sprigs of sage; 8 fat sausages (or veggie alternatives); 1 pinch each of flaky sea salt and ground black pepper; 4 dollops of English mustard; 1 pot of blanched cavolo nero, curly kale, Tenderstem or purple sprouting broccoli

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Borlotti Beans, Browned Onions + Sausages

Ed Smith

The dish that prompted CRAVE: Ed Smith's cookbook full of recipes to suit your mood + appetite. And this hearty dish is all we're craving in the colder months.

This is perfect for the kind of day when hunkering down on the sofa (or bed) is pretty much the extent of what you want to do. Picture that scene, then imagine your kitchen being filled with the warm notes of buttery onions, beans and sage as they putter away on the stove. Then add the smell of sausages as they caramelise and colour in their own juices… It’s brown food. It’s nourishing. It’s food in which you’ll want to wallow.

Feeds: 4

Takes: 40 minutes

Beautiful Borlottis

These may be more familiar to you when you think of them in their dried form - renowned for their pink speckled spots. But once cooked, they turn into these incredibly creamy, almost buttery like bean with a nutty and slightly sweet taste. Like most beans, they're incredibly versatile and hold up particularly well in soups, stews + pasta dishes.

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