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Endive and Bean Soup

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Name	Endive and Bean Soup
Category	Italian, Soups & Stews, Vegetables
Serves/Yields	4 - 6
Difficulty	Easy
Prep. Time	15 minutes
Cook Time	2.1/2 - 3 hours
Introduction
	Another traditional dish from Ciociaria region. Simple but tasty, a wonderful soup for cold winter evenings.
Ingredients
	2 lbs fresh endive . 1 lb dried borlotti_beans 5 ripe red tomatoes 1/2 onion 2 oz thick slice pancetta Extra_virgin_olive_oil Sea_salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Step: 1	Soak beans overnight. Rinse and boil on low heat for 2 hours in plenty of water. Drain and set aside. Meanwhile, wash and dice tomatoes, dice pancetta, mince the half onion, carefully wash and chop endive . In a large casserole, saute pancetta with onion with a tablespoon of olive oil until onion is translucent. Add tomatoes and cook for 15 minutes
Step: 2	Add now the beans, and the endive, cover with about 4 cups water Season with salt and cook over low heat for 30 minutes, stirring often
Step: 3	Serve with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and fresh ground black pepper. Toasted rustic bread, and a glass of Cesanese Del Piglio red wine are the perfect match with this dish.

Time submitted: Sunday, October 15. 2006 at 11:29:19
Contributed By: guido

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