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Baby Back Ribs with Italian Beans and Sage

Make Baby Back Ribs with Italian Beans and Sage at home with Ribs, Fresh Rosemary, Branches Fresh Thyme, Handfuls Fresh Sage Leaves Beans, and Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Serves 4. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• Ribs
• 8 sprig
• 8
• 4
• 1 cup
• 1 cup
• 2 tbsp
• 1
• 1 tbsp
• 2 tsp
• 1 cup
• 1 tsp
• 1 tsp
• 1 tsp
• 1 1/2 cup

Method (preview)

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   Fagioli Conzi alla Salvia con Costicini

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   Sprinkle both sides of each slab with salt and a generous grinding of black pepper.

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   Place a wire rack inside a large baking or roasting pan.

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   Fill the pan with 1 1/2 inches of water. (If the water rises above the wire rack, place 4 overturned espresso cups in the corners of the pan and set the rack on top.)

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   Lay half of the herbs on the rack, then place the ribs, meaty side up, on top. (You may have to cut the slabs in half to get them to fit into your pan.)

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   Cover with the remaining herbs, then tent the pan with aluminum foil so that no steam will escape during cooking.

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   Cook the ribs in the oven for about 2 hours.

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   They are ready when the meat is tender and moist.

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   Let the meat cool for 5 minutes before cutting the ribs into 2- or 3-rib sections.

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    Beans** - Rinse the beans well - do not mix them, as they will cook separately.

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    Place the cannellini in a medium saucepan, cover the beans with 3 inches of cold water, cover and simmer gently until the beans are soft and creamy - 40 to 50 minutes.

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    Cook the borlotti or cranberry beans exactly as the cannellini, increasing the cooking time by 10 minutes.

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    In the meantime, heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over low heat.

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    Add the onion, pancetta and garlic and saute until the onion and garlic are golden and the pancetta has sweat most of its fat (about 8 minutes).

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    Stir in the tomato sauce.

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    When it begins to bubble, add the chopped herbs then the cooked beans (drained of any liquid) and the chicken broth.

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    Simmer the mixture together for a couple of minutes.

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    Ladle the beans onto individual plates, place a portion of ribs on top and serve.

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    MC format by Hallie. Untried.

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    Contributed to the FareShare Gazette by Hallie; 9 August 2002. www.fareshare.net