Posts Tagged ‘Borlotti Beans’

Borlotti beans are an Italian speciality and are usually only found in British supermarkets preserved in tins. Ours are amazingly fresh, perfectly plump and creamy, and of course, fantastic quality!

Taste: Our fresh borlotti beans are incredibly nutty and creamy, the ideal addition to soups, stews and casseroles. And they can be enjoyed cold in salads with some Tropea onion and balsamic vinegar

Region: They are traditionally grown in Northern Italy, where they’re considered a staple food. The best varieties such as the Lamon beans grow on the Dolomites.

Quality: It’s almost impossible to compare fresh beans with dried or frozen. The flavour is significantly different. Fresh is always our first choice, perfect for salads, soups, purees and much more…

Cost: We always let you know the price per kg so you can easily compare our prices. At the moment you will struggle to find them anywhere else!

Natoora “Borlotti beans” 250gr £1.90
Save 25% when you buy 1kg – just £5.70!

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1kg fresh borlotti beans podded (roughly 1.5kg in the pod needed)
2 Italian potatoes
2 red onions
2 sprigs of rosemary
40g pancetta or guanciale
1ltr vegetable stock
extra virgin olive oil
butter
salt and pepper
rustic bread

Dice the potatoes and thinly slice the onions. Sweat the onions in butter and oil, then add the potatoes and the beans. Let them fry gently for a couple of minutes, then add enough hot stock to cover.

Leave to cook on the lowest heat for about 4 hours, occasionally stirring and adding stock when necessary. Adjust with salt if necessary.

Slice the guanciale in strips, fry it until crispy, then mix it (together with its juice) in the stew with the finely chopped rosemary.

Serve very hot on some toasted rustic bread, with a crack of black pepper.