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at least it was green

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

I cooked Italian for my Irish father on St. Patty’s Day

Escarole and Beans the Patty way

Inspired by Giada Whosis and Mark Bittman

  • Chicken broth. Homemade.  End of discussion.
  • 2 or 3 minced garlic cloves
  • olive oil
  • Small dried white beans, soaked overnight and cooked. No canned. End of discussion.
  • A couple of heads of escarole, rinsed well and roughly chopped
  • Salt and pepper
  • Small piece of a parmesan cheese rind
  • Parmesan cheese for topping

Cook the garlic in olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat for a few minutes. Add the escarole and cook until it’s wilted. Add chicken broth, cheese rind and beans. Heat thoroughly. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Serve topped with parmesan and maybe a little olive oil. We also had spicy Italian sausage which were a perfect complement.

I had never made this before. It was a fresh and quite tasty dinner.

Although it was green, serving Italian-style food on what my father refers to as a high holy day seemed a little wrong. Although he did proclaim it the best escarole and beans he’s ever had.

And somewhere, my half Irish, half Italian mother is smiling.

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