Recipe Categories
Sides & Veg
 Back to Beans

   Granny's White Beans and sausage

1 lb. small white beans
1 bay leaf
4 cloves garlic, minced
3 tbsp. chopped parsley
1 can (28 oz.) stewed tomatoes
1 lg. onion, chopped
1 tsp. oregano
1 to 2 large Italian sausages
Salt

Cover beans with 2 inches water bring to a boil. Boil 5 min and let stand for an hour; add bay
leaf, garlic and parsley. Simmer until beans are tender, about 11/2 hours.

Remove bay leaf, and salt to taste. Drain off 1 cup of
liquid from beans, and reserve

Cook onions and sausages in oil. When meat is brown, drain off fat
and add tomatoes and oregano. Combine meat and onion mixture with
beans. Put into large covered casserole and bake in 350 degree (F)
oven for 1 1/2 hours. Remove cover during last half hour of baking.
Check to make sure bean mixture is not too dry. Add some of the
reserved bean liquid if beans become dry.

So when the crisis is upon you, remember that God, like a trainer of wrestlers, has matched you with a tough and stalwart antagonist... that you may prove a victor at the Great Games.