Small beans with bird, Tuscan tradition

The beans all'uccelletto are a traditional recipe from Tuscany and more precisely they originate from the rural area around Florence.

This recipe is a simple, cheap and very tasty vegetarian side dish.

The choice of beans determines the result of the more or less tasty or creamy dish.

We can use borlotti beans, monachini but the best are cannellini beans or typical Tuscan beans.

The ingredients used to prepare the small beans are all humble ingredients such as onion, tomato, some sage leaves, a little black pepper and a few slices of bread to toast.

Recipe of beans with small bird

Ingredients

> 300 g cannellini beans;

> 400 g peeled tomatoes;

> 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil;

> 2 cloves of garlic;

> sage leaves;

> salt and pepper.

Method

Leave the cannellini beans to soak overnight in cold water, and drain them the next morning.

Boil the beans in a pot with salted water. If we want we can choose the pressure cooker that takes less time for cooking.

Separately, take a pan, preferably an earthenware one, and brown the sliced ​​garlic and sage leaves with plenty of oil for about 4 minutes.

Then add the peeled tomatoes and cook for at least 15 minutes over low heat.

At this point pour the boiled, drained and still hot beans and cook everything for another 5 minutes. Stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper.

The small beans are ready to be served accompanied by a few slices of toasted Tuscan bread and seasoned with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil,