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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> French >> French

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Place parsley, celery tops, and garlic on a square of cheesecloth. | 2. Tie into a bundle to make a bouquet garni. | 3. Cover beans with water. | 4. Add bouquet garni, tucking it among the beans. | 5. Add basil, whole onion, thyme, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. | 6. Cook over low heat until beans are almost but not completely softened, about 1 hour. | 7. Meanwhile, heat butter in a skillet and saute onions and garlic until golden. | 8. Reduce heat to low. | 9. Sprinkle flour over mixture, stirring in gradually. | 10. Slowly stir in bouillon. | 11. Slowly stir in tomato paste and remaining salt and pepper. | 12. Simmer until slightly reduced, about 30 minutes. | 13. Remove bouquet garni and whole onion from beans and discard. | 14. Check amount of liquid in beans. If there is more than about 1/4 cup, drain off excess and set aside. | 15. Add tomato sauce to beans. | 16. Cover and simmer over low heat for about 1 hour. | 17. Beans should still be slightly liquid. If too dry, add a little of the reserved water. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
parsley	5	sprigs		1.8	0.3165	0.1485	0.0395
celery	3			48.48	8.9991	2.0907	0.5151
garlic clove	4			-	-	-	-
white bean	1	lb	soaked drained dried	1524.0722	282.3616	95.7535	5.3524
water	2 1/2	quarts		-	-	-	-
basil leaf	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
onion	1			64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
thyme	1	teaspoon		0.8079999999999999	0.1956	0.0445	0.0134
salt	4	teaspoons	divided	-	-	-	-
pepper	1	teaspoon	divided	0.6208	0.14400000000000002	0.0267	0.0053
butter	4	tablespoons		342.0	15.714	10.686	28.8
onion	3		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
garlic clove	2		minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
flour	2	tablespoons		72.285	15.8257	1.1751	0.2804
broth	1 1/2	cups		17.625	4.512	0.0	0.0
tomato paste	3	ounces		69.7398	16.0827	3.6741	0.3997

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.