By Craig Claiborne and Pierre Franey
- Total Time
- 2 hours 15 minutes, plus overnight standing
- Rating
- 4(72)
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Ingredients
Yield:Six to eight servings
- 1pound dried flageolet beans, about 2 cups
- 8cups cold water
- 1carrot, about ¼ pound
- 1onion, about ¼ pound, stuck with 2 whole cloves
- 2cloves
- 2ribs celery, trimmed
- 3sprigs fresh parsley
- 1bay leaf
- ¼teaspoon dried thyme
- Salt to taste, if desired
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
- 2tablespoons butter
- 1teaspoon finely minced garlic
- 1tablespoon finely chopped shallots
- ½cup finely chopped parsley
- 1cup heavy cream
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Nutritional analysis per serving (8 servings)
367 calories; 16 grams fat; 9 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 4 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 47 grams carbohydrates; 14 grams dietary fiber; 3 grams sugars; 15 grams protein; 865 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
Preparation
Step
1
Put the flageolets in a mixing bowl and add cold water to cover about two inches above the top of the beans. Let stand overnight.
Step
2
Drain the beans and put them in a kettle. Add the eight cups of water, the carrot and the onion stuck with cloves. Tie the celery, parsley sprigs and bay leaf into a bundle and add it. Add the thyme, salt and pepper. Bring to the boil. Cover and let simmer two hours or slightly less until the flageolets are tender.
Step
3
Remove and discard the onion, celery, parsley and bay leaf.
Step
4
Remove the carrot and cut it into small cubes. Set aside.
Step
5
Drain the beans but reserve one- half cup of the cooking liquid. Set aside.
Step
6
Heat the butter in a large skillet and add the garlic and shallots. Cook briefly, stirring, and add the beans, chopped parsley, carrot and cream. Let simmer five minutes and serve.
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mdurphy
This is a beautiful and very simple dish. May I suggest a couple of small additions that will make a subtle difference? A little lemon juice (maybe 2 tsp. — you don't want to taste the lemon) added at the end will lighten and balance the flavors. Likewise some white pepper will brighten it, but again not so much that you become aware of the pepper.
Lynne
I used pre-soaked Rancho Gordo beans in the instant pot at 10 minutes, which left the beans soft, with subtle color variations similar to the raw beans, but still whole. Never having added cream to relatively plan beans before, I didn’t know what to expect. These are just lovely! They remind me of a good New England clam chowder in their creamy, savory richness. I wish I could add a photo; they are really pretty too.
ljeanne
Served this topped with seared scallops. We found that it needed a pinch of red pepper flakes. It was especially good the second day with a drizzle of lemon olive oil and extra pepper.
Jessie
Delicious. Used Rancho Gordo flageolet beans and 4 carrots so that we'd have more veggie with the finished dish. Kids ate it up. Thinking of having as soup by adding some water tomorrow since it does make such a large batch.
Bett
For a vegan alternative to coconut oil (the creamy canned coconut milk is mostly high-sat-fat coconut oil) you can also use cashew cream. It's quick and easy to make. A quick search will bring up many recipes, most of them very similar to each other.
Mike
It never says what to do with the 1/2c of reserved cooking liquid...
Bett
I think you add it to the pot with the beans.
Purna
I am vegan so I used coconut cream instead of regular cream. I was reticent at first not wanting the dish to taste like coconut. It did not. It tasted luxurious.
Lynne
I used pre-soaked Rancho Gordo beans in the instant pot at 10 minutes, which left the beans soft, with subtle color variations similar to the raw beans, but still whole. Never having added cream to relatively plan beans before, I didn’t know what to expect. These are just lovely! They remind me of a good New England clam chowder in their creamy, savory richness. I wish I could add a photo; they are really pretty too.
ljeanne
Served this topped with seared scallops. We found that it needed a pinch of red pepper flakes. It was especially good the second day with a drizzle of lemon olive oil and extra pepper.
Joe
I might use chicken broth instead of water for the beans... and I thought it worked well with cooked Italian sausage sliced in at the end to give it some kick.
Irene Wilson
Sounds beautiful. What do I serve with it?
dhwsmith
Roast lamb
mdurphy
This is a beautiful and very simple dish. May I suggest a couple of small additions that will make a subtle difference? A little lemon juice (maybe 2 tsp. — you don't want to taste the lemon) added at the end will lighten and balance the flavors. Likewise some white pepper will brighten it, but again not so much that you become aware of the pepper.
Susan
I had a package of flageolets and no idea how to cook them. This was a delicious side dish.
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