Cannellini Alla Catania

Total Time: 6 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb dried cannellini beans
• 6 cups water
• 2 hot italian sausages, sliced
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 large garlic clove, minced
• 2 large tomatoes (peel and chop)
• 1 bay leaf, crumbled
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme, crumbled
• 1/2 teaspoon basil, crumbled
• 3 slices orange rind (1in)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon instant beef bouillon

Recipe

• 1 pick over beans and rinse. cover beans with water in a large kettle; bring to boiling; cover; cook 2 minutes; remove from heat; let stand 1 hour. drain.
• 2 pour beans into an electric slow cooker.
• 3 brown sausages in a small skillet; push to one side; sauté onion and garlic in same pan until soft; stir in tomato, bay leaf, thyme, basil, orange strips, salt and pepper and instant beef broth; bring to boiling; stir into beans; cover.
• 4 cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 5 hours or until beans are tender.