Flageolets with Autumn Greens and Fresh Bacon

Flageolets with Autumn Greens and Fresh Bacon
Flageolets with Autumn Greens and Fresh Bacon might be just the side dish you are searching for. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains roughly 10g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 343 calories. If you have kosher salt, pepper, a few leaves tuscan kale, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

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Pack the fresh bacon in the salt and sugar mixture, cover, and refrigerate for up to 4 hours. Rinse and pat dry, then cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
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Combine the bacon, beans, carrot, onion, garlic, apricots, bay leaves, and chile in a pressure cooker and add cold water to come an inch above the beans. Fit the pressure cooker with the lid and raise the temperature to high until it starts to whistle. Reduce to the lowest setting and cook until the beans are creamy and cooked through, roughly 25 minutes.
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Remove the lid and adjust the seasoning with vinegar, salt, and pepper. Alternately, bring the ingredients to a boil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot and immediately reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook, covered, until the beans are thoroughly cooked through and creamy, roughly 1 3/4 hours.
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Remove the large aromatic vegetables, garlic, chile, and bay leaves from the pot and discard. They've done their flavoring job. Coarsely chop the greens or tear with your hands, then fold them into the beans. Simmer for another 5 minutes, or until the greens are tender.
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Serve with warm crusty bread and a healthy dose of olive oil.
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Reprinted with permission from Seamus Mullen's Hero Food by Seamus Mullen, © 2012 Andrews McMeel Publishing
DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings6
Health Score32
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