You can enter these at any county fair. Very meaty, but there's more going on here.
The idea is when you ladle these beans on to your plate, you get a variety of tastes as you enjoy it. One can taste the "pure American", the "pure Umbrian", or a mixture as you like. You could certainly just stir it all together in the pot, then serve, but that would be missing a lot of the enjoyment!
So, this video is the merging of the best aspects of the previous two "experiments".
The first experiment was stepping up the American part: ( • Italian - American bak... ), and to start to try separating the distinct flavor regions with bacon (pancetta).
The second experiment ( • Italian - American Bak... ), was to improve the "bacon bowl" baked into the middle of the pot.
Then, since the Umbrian sauce takes a couple hours to make itself, the final version uses the best of the first two experiments, but with the precious Umbrian sauce shown here: ( • With the essence of a ... ) . The first part of this video just reviews making the Umbrian sauce, so you may want to skip over that.
This dish requires time (6 hours minimum) and care, so it is best prepared for very special people.
29 май 2024
