Braised White Beans

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (200 grams) dried cannellini beans
  • 3 cups water
  • Thick glug of extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 carrot, cut into half moons
  • 2 celery stalks, chopped
  • Small yellow onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, smashed
  • Bay leaf, preferably fresh, but dried will do, too
  • Generous amount of sea salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325ºF.
  2. Add everything to a deep oven-proof pot. Cook, covered, 2 ½ to 3 hours until the beans are very tender, stirring only occasionally to make sure there’s enough water to keep the beans covered (and add a bit more as needed if it runs low).