This dish literarily means beans with small birds, as in the whole of Italy some people (don’t look at me) eat sparrows and I think that the name comes from the fact that sparrows are usually cooked with fresh sage. So I think that the meaning of the name of this recipe is Beans cooked at sparrow way! However, don’t worry as this can be a fully vegetarian dish, or you can add some sausages. This clearly reminds to the old times when meat was only for wealthy classes and the peasants had to rely on beans for a protein in-take. Nowadays some bean variety cost more than beef filet. I am talking about the Fagiolo solfino di Sorana, smaller than cannellini, and really tasteful!
Sausage version:
Take a Tuscan Sausage and fry in some olive oil until fairly cooked. Add to the oil some garlic, sage (fresh!!!), tomato sauce (chopped tomatoes or peeled tomatoes in a can are perfect) and cooked cannellini beans. Cook for a few minutes and serve hot!
Vegetarian version:
Fry some garlic with fresh sage and when brown add some tomato sauce and the cooked cannellini beans. Cook for a few minutes and serve hot!
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