Tuscan White Beans | Oregonian Recipes

Ingredients

• 2 to 3 ounces pancetta, minced
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 medium red onion, diced fine
• 1 large carrot, diced fine
• 1/2 large fennel bulb, cored and diced fine, or 1 stalk celery, diced fine
• Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
• Pinch fennel seeds
• Salt
• 1 pound Great Northern beans, sorted and soaked in water overnight
• 1 head garlic, top 1/8 cut off to expose cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• 6 cups chicken broth and/or water
• Granulated sugar (if necessary)
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• Coarse sea salt
• Grated Vella Monterey jack or Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese