Collard Greens With White Beans and Sausage

Name: Collard Greens With White Beans and Sausage
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 400 g small dried white beans, such as French navy beans or 400 g cannellini beans, soaked overnight; 2 medium onions, 1 cut in half, 1 thinly sliced; 1 small carrot; 1 thyme, sprig; 1 rosemary sprig; 1 bay leaf; 1500 ml water; 1 vegetable stock cube; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 300 g collard greens, stems cut, leaves coarsely torn into small pieces; 300 g quality smoked sausage, cut into smaller pieces; 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lime zest; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Submitted by Laka

"Fresh lime juice makes braised collards and silky white beans deliciously tangy."

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Ready In:: 1hr 35mins
Ingredients:: 16
Serves:: 4

ingredients

400 g small dried white beans, such as French navy beans or 400 g cannellini beans, soaked overnight
2 medium onions, 1 cut in half, 1 thinly sliced
1 small carrot
1 thyme, sprig
1 rosemary sprig
1 bay leaf
1500 ml water
1 vegetable stock cube
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
300 g collard greens, stems cut, leaves coarsely torn into small pieces
300 g quality smoked sausage, cut into smaller pieces
¹⁄₂ teaspoon finely grated lime zest
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground black pepper

directions

Place beans, onion halves, carrot, thyme and rosemary sprig and bay leaf in a large pot; cover the beans with 1500 ml of water. Crumble in the vegetable cube, cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the flame; simmer about 30 minutes over low heat until the beans are nearly tender. Drain the beans and reserve the cooking liquid. Discard all of the other solids. Set aside.
Sauté sliced onion and garlic in butter and olive oil for 6 minutes over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally.
Add the collards and cook, tossing, until slightly wilted.
Add half of the reserved bean cooking liquid, cover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the collards are tender, about 50 minutes.
Add the beans, sausage and the remaining bean cooking liquid to the pot and cook for 15 minutes. Just before serving, stir in the lime zest and juice. Season with pepper.

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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

Laka

Croatia

Food lover, wine and espresso drinker, chocolate addict. I love my family, my dog (when I have it) and my food processor. I cook every single day since I married and probably will until the day I die. I love to share my recipes that are straightforward to prepare, yet are exceptionally tasty and look so good. I hope you feel inspired by my recipes and that they find life in your kitchen!

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