Beans with Cotechino

Description
* 4 servings
==Ingredients==
* 1 cotechino (a thick Sausage made from Pork meat and rind and fat Bacon) weighing about 500 g [1 lb]
* 200 g [7 oz] beans already soaked
* 20 g [3/4 oz] butter
* 2 tbsp olive oil
* 1 Onion
* salt
* freshly ground pepper
==Directions==
# Wash the cotechino, prick the skin with a fork and put it to cook for 3 hours over a low heat in a pan filled with cold, unsalted water.
# After it has been cooking for 1 hour, put the beans in abundant water in a separate pan and set to cook for 3 hours.
# One hour before they are ready, gently fry the sliced Onion in oil and butter, and after about 4 minutes, when it is lightly browned, add it to the beans, season with salt and pepper and stir well.
# Take the cotechino out of the cooking Liquor, which should then be degreased and added to the beans, a little at a time as needed, without stirring it in.
# When the beans are cooked, add the cotechino, skinned and cut into slices, and leave for 5 minutes to absorb the flavour, then serve.
Category:Slovenian Recipes
Category:Slovenian Meat Dishes
Category:Sausage Recipes
Category:Liquor Recipes
Category:Bacon Recipes
Category:Pork Recipes
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