4 northern italian food Recipes

dried white beans such as great northern , picked over and rinsed, salt, pancetta (italian cured pork belly, available at italian markets and specialty foods shops) or sliced lean bacon, chopped, olive oil, onion, chopped, carrot, cut into 1/2-inch dice, rib of celery, cut into 1/2-inch dice, garlic cloves, chopped fine, zucchini , scrubbed and cut into 1/2-inch dice, green beans, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces, boiling potatoes, shredded green cabbage (preferably savoy), kale, rinsed, drained , stems discarded, and the leaves chopped (about 6 cups), a 28-oz can tomatoes, chopped coarse and drained well, chicken broth (preferably low-salt), freshly grated parmesan , garlic bruschetta , and dry-cured sausages as accompaniments

dried great northern beans , picked over and rinsed, onion, halved, carrots , halved crosswise, stalks celery , halved crosswise, pancetta, diced, thyme, parsley, bay leaves, kosher salt, sweet italian sausage , pricked with a fork, heads garlic (unpeeled), top 1/2 inch trimmed, boneless leg of lamb or pork shoulder, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes, sugar, dried oregano, ground cinnamon, freshly grated nutmeg, cayenne pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, pancetta, diced, onion, chopped, garlic , smashed, whole san marzano tomatoes, crushed, dry white wine, tomato paste, dried porcini mushrooms, rinsed, wide strip orange zest, cubed day-old sourdough bread

bone-in skinless chicken thighs (about 3 lb), kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic, minced, red pepper flakes, tomato paste, dry red wine, cannellini or great northern beans, rinsed and drained, chopped tomatoes, low-sodium chicken broth, italian herb mix, head escarole (about 1 lb), coarsely chopped, grated pecorino (about 1-oz)