White Beans With Clams
Updated October 11, 2023
- Total Time
- 1 hour 55 minutes
- Prep Time
- 25 minutes
- Cook Time
- 2 hours
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Ingredients
FOR THE BEANS
1 pound large white dried beans
2 onions, peeled and cut in halves
4 cloves garlic, peeled
2 carrots, scraped and cut in half crosswise
2 sprigs parsley
2 bay leaves
Few strands saffron
Coarse salt
FOR THE CLAMS
6 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons minced onion
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 dozen very small clams, at room temperature
1 tablespoon paprika
2 tablespoons minced parsley
½ cup dry white wine
½ dried red chili pepper, crumbled
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Nutritional analysis per serving (4 to 6 servings)
56 grams carbs; 11 milligrams cholesterol; 458 calories; 10 grams monosaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 15 grams fat; 14 grams fiber; 515 milligrams sodium; 24 grams protein; 5 grams sugar
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Soak the beans overnight. The following day, drain them and cover with cold water. Add the onions, garlic, carrots, parsley sprigs and bay leaves. Bring to boil, add one cup cold water to cut the boil, then return to a boil, cover and simmer very slowly one-and-a-half to two hours, or until beans are tender.
- Step 2
When the beans are almost tender, start preparing the clams. Heat the oil in a skillet and sauté the onion and garlic until the onion is wilted. Add the clams and cook over medium high heat, stirring frequently, until they open. Sprinkle in the paprika and the parsley. Add the wine, chili pepper, salt (if necessary), and pepper. Cook 5 minutes more.
- Step 3
Stir saffron and salt into the beans, add clams with all liquid in the pan. Shake to mix in clams and liquid. Cover and cook for five minutes.
- Step 4
Serve the beans in soup bowls with the clams arranged on top.
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Comments
Do you add the broth the clams are cooked in to the beans?
Added a salt lemon, that was really delish. Used Butter beans, cannellini would been better, the butter beans were a bit big in relation to the clams.
I made this tonight and loved it! I used canned beans, and made the following adjustments. I sautéed the onions and garlic, added parsley, bay and chicken stock and beans and simmered while I prepared the clams. I used one 15 oz can of beans for 12 clams, next time I would double the beans.