Humble Home-Cooked Beans

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This recipe looked so good, but it was tasteless. I'd rather eat a can of beans than these..

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This is by far one of the best recipes I have come across in quite some time. It's easy, fast, plus few and simple ingredients. SIMPLE is what wins here. It makes all the difference between planning a dinner that becomes a chore and one that is now a joy. I have made this twice now, one with fresh ETNA beans from my garden and the second time with dried navy beans. Let me tell ya, if you have the opportunity to use fresh, DO SO!! It is really so much more succulent. I can throw everything in the pot within 5 minutes (minus the bean soaking time if using dried beans cook them for about an hour, and voila! Perfecto! I eat them with any crusty bread. Jamie has good taste!

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I do not normally like beans. But I decided to make these for my husband since he loves beans. I made these in my crock pot, and man.....they were very good! I even ate them! Thanks Jamie!

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Best bean recipe I've made in a long time. All the flavors mixed together exceptionally. Simple, hardy, wholesome. Jamie, you are the man! Food Network: we want more Jamie!

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Not to put too fine a point on it, but Jamie Oliver has something many professional chefs don't. He is sympatico with the food, his senses appear to be finely tuned to his ingredients, and he tends to rely on them more surely than on the specifics of recipes. It's the secret to becoming a truly accomplished cook, I believe. This recipe is a perfect example. As one who cooks up dried beans or peas almost every week, I have some experience in this area, enough that people clamor for my black-eyed peas with allspice and hot pepper flakes. But I've never thickened beans with the combo Jamie uses here. That bit where he mashes cooked garlic, a bit of potato and tiny tomatoes rendered almost liquid and then stirs it all back into the beans is brilliant. Of course there will be some people whose palates are unfamiliar with some of the flavors, and borlotti beans are a bit different -- in flavor and texture -- but this one made my heart and my guests sing.

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Great base recipe you can use this so many ways and change it to meet your needs. Such as on toast, topped with fish, topped with brats etc. This is the "stock of beans" GREAT!!

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I saw him make this on the Today show and it looked fantastic, it took quite a bit of time to make, and the texture was great but we didnt really care for the flavor. I just thought it was OK, and my husband refused to eat it. I think its the vinegar at the end that he didnt like. Also, you get a really strong flavor of the olive oil, so if you dont like that then i dont reccomend it!

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I bought fresh lima beans at the farm market, and I was looking for something new to do with them. Well, wow- this recipe was so easy and delicious, I think that I'll prepare them this way from now on! I must admit that I added a chopped up strip of bacon at the end, though- yes I am an American! Fabulous dish!

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I love this recipe because it gives you great italian style beans. I think it's intermediate because it takes a little experience to get this to come out tasting similar to the way this dish tastes in Italy. I love this because it is a learning process and each person who makes this will probaly have a slightly different dish, that's the beauty of it! I can't wait to make it again! Outstanding with the bread.
Jamie at Home is the best!