4 tuscan ragout Recipes

great northern bean, cooked very soft (or 1 28 oz can of large white beans), olive oil, garlic, chopped (about 5 cloves), onions, diced, fresh rosemary, chopped (or 1/4 tsp. dried ), dried new mexico chili (or 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes), head escarole (about 6 cups leaves , or an equal amount of spinach, torn into large pieces), ripe plum tomatoes, seeded and diced (about 1 1/2 cups), unsalted butter, flat-leaf italian parsley , rough chopped, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated (optional), kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper, drops extra virgin olive oil (or a nice flavored oil)

veal shanks, cut into 2- to 3-inch lengths (see notes ), salt and pepper, head fennel (about 3 1/2 in. wide ), onion (about 8 oz.), peeled and chopped, diced carrots, diced celery, minced garlic, olive oil, fat-skimmed chicken broth, dry white wine, tomato paste, minced fresh sage leaves or 3/4 tsp dried sage, cannellini beans, rinsed and drained, fresh sage sprigs, rinsed

lamb shanks , preferably hind shank, vegetable oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste, spanish yellow onion, medium, diced, i carrot, medium, diced, rib celery, diced, garlic cloves, bay leaf, chianti or dry red wine, chicken stock, dried cannellini beans , or great northern beans, chicken stock, water, bay leaf, yellow onion, chopped, carrot, chopped, rib celery, split, salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste, extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, crushed, rosemary branch