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Santa Maria-style tri-tip is traditionally served with little red pinquito beans. We came up with this fancy bean dish for our fancier tri-tip, but it's great with the other roasts too. Ingredients:
3 cups dried cannellini beans |
about 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth |
1 onion, sliced into thin half-moons |
2-ounce piece slab bacon (or 2 oz. thick-cut regular bacon) |
4 garlic cloves, crushed, plus 1 tsp. finely chopped garlic |
2 large sage sprigs, plus 2 tsp. finely chopped fresh sage |
2 bay leaves |
1 teaspoon pepper, divided |
1 tablespoon kosher salt |
6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided |
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary |
1 tablespoon lemon zest |
1 cup panko (japanese breadcrumbs) |
Directions:
1. Put beans in a large pot and cover with 1 in. cold water. Bring to a boil; turn off heat and let beans sit, covered, 1 hour. Drain and return to pot. Add 2 cups chicken broth, 7 cups water, the onion, bacon, crushed garlic, sage sprigs, bay leaves, and 1/2 tsp. pepper. Simmer, uncovered, about 1 hour, or until beans are just tender.
2. Preheat oven to 375°. Add salt and cook beans until soft but not falling apart, 20 to 30 minutes.
3. Discard bacon, sage sprigs, and bay leaves. Drain beans into a colander set over a bowl; reserve liquid. Pour beans back into pot.
4. Blend 2 cups beans, 1/2 cup bean liquid, and 1/4 cup oil in a blender until smooth. Stir purée into beans along with chopped garlic and sage, rosemary, and remaining 1/2 tsp. pepper. Pour beans into a 3-qt. gratin dish and add enough bean liquid to just cover beans (if you have liquid left, save for soup; if you don't have enough, use more broth).
5. Bake until top is starting to set, 25 minutes. Mix zest, panko, and remaining 2 tbsp. oil in a bowl. Sprinkle over beans and bake until bubbly and browned and liquid has thickened, 30 minutes.
6. Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
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