serves
6
prep
10 minutes
cook
1:45 hour
difficulty
Easy
serves
6
people
preparation
10
minutes
cooking
1:45
hour
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 80 ml (⅓ cup) olive oil
- 2 celery stalks, finely chopped
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 carrot, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 70 g (¼ cup) tomato paste
- 1 tsp paprika
- ⅛ tsp chilli powder
- 2 L chicken stock
- 2 bay leaves
- 300 g (1½ cups) dried cannellini beans, soaked overnight in cold water, drained
- chopped flat-leaf parsley and crusty bread, to serve
Soaking time overnight
Instructions
Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add celery, onion and carrot and cook, stirring, for 8 minutes or until softened. Add garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add tomato paste, paprika and chilli powder and cook, stirring, for 1 minute to coat vegetables.
Add chicken stock and bring to the boil, then add bay leaves and beans and simmer for 1½ hours or until beans are tender. Season with salt and pepper. Divide among serving bowls and serve with chopped flat-leaf parsley and crusty bread.
Photography Tom Donald.
As seen in Feast magazine, July 2014, Issue 33.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
