Lean Yellow Farinata

Origin: Florence, Italy

Source: Pellegrino Artusi, 1891

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Cook 4 dl white beans in water, sieve them, and stir the puree back into the bean liquid.
  2. Boil half a head of chopped cabbage in it for about two hours with salt, pepper and thyme.
  3. Brown two whole garlic cloves in oil, discard them, then add tomato, salt and pepper and boil briefly; pour into the pot.
  4. Sprinkle in cornmeal a little at a time, stirring to avoid lumps; boil to a loose consistency and serve. Serves four.

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