Embogoné – Cranberry Beans, Sage, and Rosemary Sauce

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Embogoné – Cranberry Beans, Sage, and Rosemary Sauce

Servings: 4 servings
Course: Main Dish

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 3 lb fresh cranberry beans unshelled weight (1360 g), OR 1 1/2 cups dried cranberry or red kidney beans (360 ml), soaked and cooked
  • Extra virgin olive oil: 1 Tbsp for the sauce 15 ml, 2 Tbsp for tossing the pasta (30 ml)
  • 1/4 lb pancetta 115 g, chopped very fine to a pulp
  • 2/3 cup onion chopped fine (160 ml)
  • 1 tsp garlic chopped fine (5 ml)
  • Chopped sage leaves: 1 tsp if fresh 5 ml, 1/2 tsp if dried (2.5 ml)
  • Chopped rosemary: 1 tsp if fresh 5 ml, 1/2 tsp if dried (2.5 ml)
  • Salt
  • Black pepper ground fresh from the mill
  • The fresh pappardelle suggested below OR 1 lb boxed dry pasta 454 g
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese 45 g, plus additional cheese at the table

Equipment

  • Skillet

Method
 

  1. If using fresh beans, simmer them covered on low heat in enough water to cover by about 2 inches until tender, about 1 hour or less.
  2. In a saute pan, cook pancetta and onion in 1 Tbsp olive oil over medium-high heat until the onion turns translucent. Add garlic, sage, and rosemary and cook about 1 minute, then reduce heat to minimum.
  3. Drain beans, saving the cooking liquid. Add beans to the pan and mash about three-fourths with a wooden spoon. Stir in about 1/2 cup bean liquid to loosen. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Drain pasta as soon as it is cooked and toss immediately with the skillet contents. Add the remaining 2 Tbsp olive oil, sprinkle with Parmesan, toss once more, and serve. If the sauce feels too dense, thin with a little more bean liquid.

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