- 4 oz Beans Tongue of Fire
- 4 oz Beans Calypso
- 4 oz Beans French
- 4 oz Beans Black Cocoa
- 1 pc Celeriac washed, peeled and cut in dices
- 2 pc Carrots washed, peeled and cut in dices
- 1 lbs Potatoes washed and cut in dices
- 2 pc Shallots peeled, quartered and cut in slices
- 1 pc Garlic peeled, and cut in fine dices (or use garlic press)
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 8 cups Water
- 2 pc Bay leaf (small)
- 1 tbsp Basil cut very fine
- 4 tbsp Parsley cut very fine
- 2 tbsp Salt
- 1/4 turns Pepper
- 4 pc Hot Italian Sausages Cut in 1/4 inch slices (optional ingredient)
Preheat oven to 350°
Make sure potatoes, celeriac and carrots are cut in the same size dice
Over medium heat melt butter in pot and add shallots and garlic
Sautee for about 1 minute, while consistently stirring until shallots are translucent
Add potatoes, celeriac and carrots and saute for 1 more minute
Add beans, water, salt and pepper, bring to boil and add the bay leafs
Cover with a lid and place in the oven for 1 to 1-1/2 hour
Take out of oven and stir in the parsley and basil
Substitutions
- Carrots and Celeriac - any other root vegetable such as, parley roots, parsnips, leeks, etc
- Potatoes - jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes
- Butter - olive oil, canola oil, soy bean oil
- Basil and Parsley - any other herbs based on protein served or your personal preference
- Beans - lentils and split peas (cooking time is reduced to 1/2 hour)
Tips
- It is really important to season with salt and pepper before the beans are cooked in the oven
- Instead of using just water and salt you can use a chicken or beef bouillon cube and diluted in warm water
- This is a great dish to prepare the day before and reheat; it will taste even better
- To peel the celeriac cut both ends of the celeriac and place one side on cutting board to increase stability, with a knife cut from the top to bottom along the shape of the celeriac so the white of the root appears
- This dish can be prepared with any type of meat or poultry but the easiest are chicken thighs or ham because you can add
- them with the vegetables so they are perfectly cooked when the beans are ready