This is an elegantly simple recipe from Jamie Oliver: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/jamie-oliver/humble-home-cooked-beans-recipe.html. We modified by starting with the following flavor base: sauté 1 oz center cut bacon (cut into matchsticks) until browned, then add 2 minced shallots and sauté until fragrant. We also used: 8 cloves minced (peeled) garlic in lieu of 3 unpeeled cloves; 2 small peeled Yukons instead of 1; and ½ tomato instead of 2 grape tomatoes. We served this with lightly buttered, toasted pumpernickel, each slice cut in half. For convenience, we placed all of the herbs in a bouquet garni rather trying to fish out individual herbs later. This recipe can be vegetarian if you omit the bacon. (June 2016)
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