Show #219

Michigan white beans make this hummus a real treat

Ingredients:

3 cups great northern white beans cooked or canned, drained and rinsed

1 large sweet red onion

3 cloves fresh garlic

3 large bay leaves

¼ cup fresh water

¼ cup roasted garlic puree

1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

2 tbsps tahini

½ cup extra virgin cold processed olive oil

French sea salt, to taste

Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Clancy’s Fancy Hot Sauce, to taste

Method:

Place a medium sauce pan over medium high heat and add some of the olive oil then immediately follow with the onions, fresh garlic and bay leaves and cook until the onions are soft about 5 minutes. Then add the white beans and water. Place in a preheated 600 degree wood burning oven lightly tented with foil until the beans are very soft and the mixture is thick, about 20 – 30 minutes. Or Bring to a boil and cook for about five minutes then reduce heat and cook until the beans are very soft and the mixture is thick, about 20 minutes. Remove the bay leaves and add a bit more of the olive oil, roasted garlic puree, lemon juice and tahini in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade and process until smooth. With the machine running, slowly add the olive oil until emulsified. Season with salt, pepper and hot sauce to taste.