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In France, it’s traditional to serve flageolet beans with leg of lamb or roast beef. You can add some of the natural meat gravy to the flageolets at serving time.
Yield: 8 to 10 servings.
Ingredients
- 1 pound dried flageolet beans
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 6 cups salted cold water
- 1 onion or large shallot, chopped
- 3 large cloves garlic, minced
- 1 sprig of thyme (optional)
- 1 bay leaf (optional)
Directions
- Rinse the beans in a colander, and then transfer them to a large pot filled with cold water. Add the baking soda, and then bring to a boil. Boil for 2 to 5 minutes. (This is more effective than soaking, and solves the flatulence problem often attributed to beans.) Strain the beans.
- Bring the salted water to a boil in a heavy pot. Add the blanched beans, onion, garlic, thyme, and bay leaf. Cook until the beans are tender, about 1 hour; be careful not to overcook, or the beans begin to fall apart. Remove thyme and bay leaf before serving.
