Flageolets parisiens Recipe

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Flageolets parisiens

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Ingredients:

1	cup	Dried Flageolet Beans
		- sorted and rinsed
6	cup	Water
4		Whole Cloves
1	med	Onion
1	med	Carrot, thinly sliced
1		Stalk Celery, thinly sliced
2	tsp	Dried Parsley
1 1/2	tsp	Dried Thyme
1	tbsp	Butter or Soy Margarine
1	tsp	Garlic, finely minced
1	tbsp	Shallots, finely minced
1/4	cup	Soft Silken Tofu
1	large	Tomato, chopped
		Parsley, for garnish
1		Bay Leaf
1 1/2	tsp	Dried Summer Savory

Procedures:

1	Cover flageolets with 2 inches of water in a large saucepan.
2	Bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes; remove from stovetop, cover and let sit for 1 hour (or soak beans overnight in water).
3	Drain and rinse well.
4	Return beans to saucepan with 6 cups water.
5	Stick cloves into whole onion and add to the pan along with carrot, celery, parsley, thyme, savory and bay leaf.
6	Partially cover pan with lid, and simmer for about 50 minutes, or until beans are tender.
7	Remove and discard bay leaf and onion.
8	Melt butter or soy margarine, and saute garlic and shallots until softened.
9	Add to beans with tofu and tomato.
10	Reheat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
11	Garnish with parsley.
12	A tasty side dish that"s reminiscent of a french cassoulet.