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Home Dish Rich Butter Beans with Greens, Toasted Bread, and Aioli

Rich Butter Beans with Greens, Toasted Bread, and Aioli

Name: How to cook Rich Butter Beans with Greens, Toasted Bread, and Aioli - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Lance Wilson

Rich Butter Beans with Greens, Toasted Bread, and Aioli

Learned this recipe from Carla at Bon Appetit. It takes a while and uses way more salt than you think it should, but in the end it's a perfect labor of love and is deeply satisfying. I use whatever fat is on hand in my fridge. For this I used beef tallow, leftover bacon grease and duck fat, but you can use whatever you have/can find and make the rest up with olive oil. The charred lemon is legit/assertive and if you dont want that flavor, leave it out

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 servings

Cooking time :

4 hours

1 lb

butter beans (baby limas), soaked overnight

4 cloves

garlic, smashed

lemon

1 bunch

rosemary

1 bunch

mint

2 bunches

oregano

1.5 cups

rendered fat

2 Tbsp

sherry vinegar

1 bunch

greens (turnip, mustard, kale)

1 loaf

crusty bread, ripped into small pieces

1 cup

olive oil

egg yolk

garlic clove, grated

1/2

lemon, juiced

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Soak the beans in salted water over night. They can be in the pot you cook the beans in. Bring the beans and the garlic to a rolling boil over high heat. Turn the heat off and skim the foam off.

* Step 2

Heat a dry skillet over high heat. Sear the lemon halves face down

* Step 3

Bring the beans to another boil and skim once more.

* Step 4

Wrap the herbs (minus some oregano) in butcher twine to keep them together. Add the herbs, the lemons, pepper, and the fat to the beans. You want enough fat to cover the the liquid completely. Make up any lack of fat with olive oil. Add some salt.

* Step 5

Reduce the heat to the lowest possible to maintain a few faint bubbles every few minutes. Slow simmer for at least an hour...maybe 3 until the beans are tender. Continually taste the liquid as they cook adding salt to taste. You may be surprised how much salt they can take.

* Step 6

When the beans are done, remove the herb bundle, add the sherry vinegar and the extra oregano sprig. Salt if needed. Cook at the same bare simmer for 10-20 min.

* Step 7

Stem the greens and wash to remove sand. Remove the last oregano sprig. Turn the heat off and add the greens.

* Step 8

Tear the bread into small pieces. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add the bread and toss until crispy. Season with salt.

* Step 9

Prepare the aioli. Add the yolk to a bowl. Juice a half lemon and grate a garlic clove. Add the 1 ish cup of olive oil, 1 drop at a time, to the yolk mix. Whisking to incorporate until a lose mayo forms.