4 fagioli uccelletto Recipes

dried white beans (great northern or navy), picked over, garlic cloves, minced, olive oil, a 1-lb can whole peeled tomatoes including juice, chopped fresh sage or 2 tsp dried, crumbled

dried cannellini beans (or other large white beans), onion, celery rib (quartered ), carrot (quartered ), garlic clove (peeled and lightly crushed ), bay leaf, tomato puree, garlic cloves (peeled and lightly crushed ), fresh sage leaves, extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper

dried cannellini beans or other large white beans, onion, peeled and quartered, celery rib, quartered, carrot, quartered, bay leaf, sea salt , preferably gray salt, extra-virgin olive oil , plus 1 tbsp for finishing, garlic, peeled and lightly crushed, tomato puree, tomatoes, halved, chopped fresh thyme leaves, chopped fresh parsley leaves, crushed red pepper flakes, sea salt , preferably gray salt, freshly ground black pepper, hot, cooked orecchiette pasta