Sformato of borlotti beans with green sauce
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| Butter; for pan | ||
| ¼ | cup | Fresh bread crumbs; lightly toasted |
| 2 | cups | Cooked pinto beans |
| 3 | tablespoons | Virgin olive oil |
| 3 | tablespoons | Unsalted butter |
| 1 | Garlic clove; thinly sliced | |
| 1 | medium | Red onion; finely chopped |
| 1 | tablespoon | Freshly-chopped rosemary leaves |
| 3 | tablespoons | All-purpose flour |
| 1 | cup | Whole milk |
| 2 | Eggs; separated | |
| ½ | cup | Freshly-grated parmigiano-reggiano |
| Salt; to taste | ||
| Freshly-ground black pepper; to taste | ||
| === GREEN SAUCE === | ||
| ¼ | cup | Finely-chopped Italian parsley |
| 2 | tablespoons | Capers |
| ½ | cup | Fresh mint leaves; (packed) |
| 2 | tablespoons | Pine nuts |
| ¼ | cup | Extra-virgin olive oil |
| Salt; to taste | ||
| Freshly-ground black pepper; to taste | ||
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and butter an 8- to 10-inch bundt pan, sprinkle with bread crumbs. Puree beans in food processor with ¼ cup water until smooth. Set aside. Heat butter and oil in medium skillet until melted, add garlic, red onion, and rosemary and saute until softened and translucent (6 to 8 minutes). Sprinkle flour over, stirring constantly. Add milk and cook until thick as pudding (about 5 minutes) and remove from heat. Add beans and mix thoroughly. Add egg yolks and parmigiano and season with salt and pepper. Beat egg whites to stiff peaks, fold in bean and cheese mixture.
Whisk together all the green sauce ingredients and serve with the beans.
This recipe yields 4 antipasto servings.
Recipe Source: MOLTO MARIO with Mario Batali From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # MB-5645 broadcast 02-29-1996) Downloaded from their Web-Site -
Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD - jpmd44a@...
~or- MAD-SQUAD@...
07-10-1998
Recipe by: Mario Batali
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