Cannellini With Tomato-Sage Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

• BEANS:
• 3 cups dried cannellini - (abt 21 oz) (white kidney beans)
• 3 quarts cold water
• 5 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 whole garlic cloves peeled
• 1 large bunch fresh sage leaves
• 16 whole black peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon salt
• SAUCE:
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 12 large fresh sage leaves
• 8 whole garlic cloves peeled
• 2 pounds plum tomatoes seeded, and coarsely chopped
• Salt to taste
• Freshly-ground black pepper to taste